The role of personality in angel investing

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-31

  Murnieks, Charles Y ^a   Sudek, Richard ^b   Wiltbank, Robert ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angel investors; Management team; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930860896     PISSN: 14657503     EISSN: 20436882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/ijei.2015.0171     Document Type: Article

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