Psychological capital and conflict management in the entrepreneur–venture capitalist relationship in China: The entrepreneur perspective

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 446-467

  Zou, Huan ^a   Chen, Xiaoyun ^b   Lam, Long Wai Rico ^b   Liu, Xiaohui ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Conflict management; Entrepreneur; Psychological capital; Venture capitalist

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978653474     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242614563418     Document Type: Article

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