The sensitivity of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures' employment to a sales contraction in a negative growth scenario: The moderating role of venture capital financing

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 73-87

  Colombo, Massimo G ^a   Piva, Evila ^a   Rossi Lamastra, Cristina ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 84893910148     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.2645     Document Type: Article

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