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Drivers of Nature‐Related Investment Strategies Among Institutional Investors

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Institutional investors are increasingly responding to biodiversity loss through nature‐related investment strategies. Using survey data from 557 institutional investors, this study examines the drivers of strategy selection and how biodiversity risk is integrated across investor types, sizes, and regions.
Emma Olofsson
wiley   +1 more source

FORMATION OF ADEQUATE INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS FOR VENTURE FUNDS ACTIVITY IN THE STRATEGIC AREA OF INNOVATION ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA

Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2011
One of the strategic areas of innovation activity development in Russia is expansion of private capital participation in investment. The article studies the Russian practice of institutional forms of the closed end unit invest funds of venture ...
D. S. Vakhrushev, K. A. Kulebyakin
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Financing early-stage ventures: the role of uncertainty and financial markets in the investment choices of venture capitalists [PDF]

Our paper sheds light on the reasons for which a rational venture capitalist decides to reallocate his or her portfolio from later to early-stage investment. We explain why, during certain periods, there is a strong correlation between the performance of
Dominique Dufour, Eric Nasica
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Organizational Resilience to Exogenous Shocks: The Role of Environmental Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research examines the influence of environmental performance on organizational resilience during an exogenous shock. Drawing on the natural resource–based view, a sample of 3920 firms from 11 sectors and 19 countries is analyzed. This study employs OLS regressions and Cox proportional hazard models to test the effect of environmental ...
Tim Schroll
wiley   +1 more source

Angel investments of small family business entrepreneurs: cross-country evidence

Financial Innovation
Recent literature has focused on the venture capital investments of large family firms made through their family offices. However, evidence regarding informal venture capital provided to nascent entrepreneurs by small family businesses is scant.
Viviana Fernandez
doaj   +1 more source

VENTURE CAPITAL - Important factors for venture capital investment decisions

, 2008
The decision process of venture capitalists has received much attention from researchers and it is a complex and unclear process. There are plenty of factors that affect venture capitalists´ investment decisions. The purpose of this study is to find out the important factors in the due diligence process for the venture capital firms and venture ...
openaire   +1 more source

What is the Effect of the Current Financial Crisis on Venture Capital Financing? Empirical Evidence from US Internet Start-ups

Employing a large dataset regarding venture capital investments in US Internet firms, we analyze the effect of the current financial crisis on the venture capital market.
Block, Joern, Sandner, Philipp
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Patterns in spatial proximity between venture capital investors and investees in Germany: an empirical analysis [PDF]

The paper analyzes patterns in spatial proximity between venture capital investors and investees. We use a data set of 950 dyads of venture capitalists and German new ventures which have closed a financing round between January 2002 and March 2007.
Lutz, Eva, Bender, Marko
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Translating Circularity Into Strategy: A Governance Meta‐Capability Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms struggle to transition to circular economy (CE) models, often citing external barriers. Yet some firms succeed, whereas others fail: Why? We argue that success depends on a specific governance capability—a meta‐capability that allows firms to (1) sense and strategically reframe CE imperatives, (2) seize opportunities by aligning diverse ...
Felix Carl Schultz, Vladislav Valentinov   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Takeover Vulnerability and the Discipline of ESG Overinvestment

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While takeovers serve a disciplinary role by replacing inefficient managers, the threat of takeovers may compel firms to divert attention from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts as a strategic response to external pressure, especially when such firms are already overinvesting in ESG.
Abongeh Tunyi, Ruth O. Sagay, Reon Matemane   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source