Specific managerial human capital, firm age, and venture capital financing of biopharmaceutical ventures: A contingency approach

Journal of High Technology Management Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-121

  Behrens, Judith ^a   Patzelt, Holger ^a   Schweizer, Lars ^b   Bürger, Robin ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Human capital; Top management team; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN CAPITALS; MANAGEMENT TEAM; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS; VENTURE CAPITAL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MANAGERS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84868209473     PISSN: 10478310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hitech.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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