The development of start-ups is a driving force of the local and regional economy. Therefore,
it should be in the interest of municipal authorities to take actions for their organizational and …

Big data development encourages emerging market firms (EMFs) to diversify strategies and
increase competitive advantages by acquiring resources embedded in different markets and …

Entrepreneurial activity is a continuous learning process that is rife with uncertainty, and the
dialectical interactions arising from knowledge differences and knowledge conflict among …

This paper investigates how historical inter-firm syndication networks influence venture
capitalists'(VCs) propensity to invest in startups pursuing novel, uncertain technologies, with …

Angel investing has been transformed over the past two decades into a collective endeavour
as angels have increasingly organised themselves into professionally-managed angel …

Purpose In the context of rewards-based crowdfunding, this study aims to examine the role
of project backers as providers of knowledge inputs beyond just financial capital …

To understand the ethical issue of gender inequality in entrepreneurial financing, we
examine the effect of angel investors' political ideology, the conservatism–liberalism …

Purpose This paper is about equity crowdfunding syndicates as a form of entrepreneurial
finance and looks specifically at the lead investors' human capital and their ability to raise …

Purpose The business angels market dramatically changed the modus operandi and nature
of business angels' activity, evolving from lone investors to angel groups managed …

This study develops a theory of social proof in angel investing. We propose that availability
bias leads angel group members to copy the highly visible decisions of new investors …