Reputation and decision making under ambiguity: A study of U.S. venture capital firms' investments in the emerging clean energy sector

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 422-448

  Petkova, Antoaneta P ^a   Wadhwa, Anu ^b   Yao, Xin ^c   Jain, Sanjay ^d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84900406792     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0651     Document Type: Conference Paper

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