The influence of experiential, inherited and external knowledge on the internationalization of venture capital firms

International Business Review

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 929-940

  de Prijcker, Sofie ^a   Manigart, Sophie ^a,b   Wright, Mike ^c   De Maeseneire, Wouter ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiential knowledge; External knowledge; Human capital; Inherited knowledge; International experience; Internationalization; Networks; Organizational knowledge; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864005171     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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