The role of domestic and cross-border venture capital investors in the growth of portfolio companies

Small Business Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 553-573

  Devigne, David ^a   Vanacker, Tom ^b   Manigart, Sophie ^a,b   Paeleman, Ine ^b  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cross border; Domestic; International; Portfolio company growth; Technology; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873749334     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-011-9383-y     Document Type: Article

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