An examination presents a broad review of franchising research, which can be broadly
divided into three streams: franchising and society, creation of the franchising relationship and …

This paper uses a case study methodology to develop a model of the venture capital investment
decision-making process. It identifies generic criteria that venture capitalists use. A six-…

V enture capital financing differs from more traditional equity financing in that the venture
capitalist plays a role in the management of the companies receiving investment. In addition to …

The results of this research demonstrate that boards of directors in venture-capital backed
companies are more involved in both strategy formation and evaluation than are boards …

Four potential sources of differences between venture capital (VC) firms were examined—venture
stage of interest, amount of assistance provided by the VC, VC firm size, and …

Executive Overview This article provides a foundation for an understanding of the dynamics
of venture capital from the entrepreneur's point of view. An important aspect of …

The period since 1980 has seen the emergence of venture capital as an area of academic
interest and research activity. This interest is merited given the importance of venture capital …

The venture capital (VC) industry started in the United States and then spread worldwide. As
it spread into other countries, there was a conscious attempt to copy industry practice from …

This study uses agency theory to examine CEO dismissal in venture capital-backed firms.
Prior applications of agency theory have focused on reducing managerial opportunism by …

This study defines a forum for entrepreneurship scholars by updating [MacMillan, IC, 1993.
The emerging forum for entrepreneurship scholars. J. Bus. Venturing 8, 377–381]. A three-…