How should we divide the pie? Equity distribution and its impact on entrepreneurial teams

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-94

  Breugst, Nicola ^a   Patzelt, Holger ^a   Rathgeber, Philipp ^a  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial team performance; Entrepreneurial venture performance; Equity distribution; Team interactions; Team member exit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909589896     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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