This study empirically evaluates the certification and value‐added roles of reputable venture
capitalists (VCs). Using a novel sample of entrepreneurial start‐ups with multiple financing …

This paper focuses on the tension that firms face between the need for resources from
partners and the potentially damaging misappropriation of their own resources by corporate …

We examine the association of a venture capital (VC) firm's reputation with the post-initial
public offering (IPO) long-run performance of its portfolio firms. We find that VC reputation …

This article addresses a critical issue for entrepreneurs and managers pursuing
internationalization strategies: how firms can accumulate the knowledge and skills required …

Venture capital markets are characterized by multiple incentive problems and asymmetric
information. Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists enter into contracts that influence their …

There is an established body of research that has examined the value-added provided by
venture capitalists for their portfolio companies. More recent work has started to look at the …

This dissertation seeks to contribute to the body of literature covering the field of
interorganizational relationships of entrepreneurial firms. More specifically, this study …

Drawing on the multi-principal–agent perspective, this research models the influence of
venture capitalists' reputation for ethical behavior on entrepreneurs' willingness to partner …

Stakeholder theory has called for more research on competing interests. This research
contributes by investigating investor preferences that affect the competing positions of …

Understanding financial strategies and patterns of new firms is crucial to the theoretical
unravelling of the entrepreneurial process as well as to the elaboration of appropriate …