Why do venture capital firms exist: An institution-based rent-seeking perspective and Chinese evidence

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 921-936

  Lu, Haitian ^a   Tan, Yi ^b   Huang, Hong ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

China; Institutions; Rent seeking; Strategy; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881368641     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-011-9262-8     Document Type: Article

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