New technology-based firms in Europe: Market penetration, public venture capital, and timing of investment

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1109-1148

  Grilli, Luca ^a   Murtinu, Samuele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INVESTMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84942084073     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtu025     Document Type: Article

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