The role and influence of external directors in small, entrepreneurial companies: Some evidence on VC and non-VC appointed external directors

Venture Capital

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-127

  Deakins, David ^a   O’Neill, Eileen ^a   Mileham, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Director relationships; Entrepreneurs; Growth companies; Non executive directors; Small companies; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011248349     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136910600295738     Document Type: Article

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