How entrepreneurs seduce business angels: An impression management approach

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 543-564

  Parhankangas, Annaleena ^a   Ehrlich, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business angels; Entrepreneurial finance; Impression management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901251846     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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