Government, venture capital and the growth of European high-tech entrepreneurial firms

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1523-1543

  Grilli, Luca ^a   Murtinu, Samuele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firm growth; Governmental venture capital; High tech entrepreneurship; Public policy; Syndication

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; SALES; VELOCITY CONTROL;

ENTREPRENEURIAL FIRMS; FIRM GROWTH; HIGH-TECH ENTREPRENEURSHIP; INSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCES; NONLINEAR EFFECT; SALES GROWTH; SYNDICATION; VENTURE CAPITAL;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84906946326     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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