Emerging economies are characterized by the presence of institutional voids which challenge
and constrain the behavior of economic agents. In this paper we report on one set of …

We report on business angel (BA) investing in the emerging Asian economy of Thailand. Our
research question is: How can BAs survive in an emerging economy, which lacks the fully …

This paper assesses the development of formal and informal venture capital investing in the
emerging Southeast Asian economies of Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. We study …

<p>This paper presents exploratory case studies of five venture capital firms operating in the
emerging and transition economy of Vietnam. Institutional theory is used as the theoretical …

Every time technology changes, it creates threats to established ways of doing business
and opportunities for new ways to offer services. This is being shown in the E-payment E-…

Our research question is: What is the impact of the lack of fully developed institutions on
business angel investing in an emerging economy? We interviewed 29 business angels in the …

This article examines the opportunities and challenges of doing business in Vietnam. We
focus on the seven‐year development process of the venture capital industry in Vietnam as an …

In this paper we analyze the development of venture capital in Thailand. We use institutional
theory in order to better understand the context of developing venture capital investment …

… entrepreneurs in the Philippines (Scheela and Isidro [2005]). … business angels in this study,
see Scheela and Isidro [2005] . … industry in the Philippines, see Scheela [2006] . Both studies …

What type of investment strategies are effective for foreign venture capital (VC) firms
investing in transition economies? This is the research question we address in this paper by …