Contracting, monitoring, and exiting venture investments in transitioning economies: A comparative analysis of Eastern European and German markets

Venture Capital

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 257-282

  Farag, Hady ^a   Hommel, Ulrich ^a   Witt, Peter ^b   Wright, Mike ^c  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central and eastern Europe; Contracting; Developing economies; Exit; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744297053     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369106042000258490     Document Type: Review

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