Title :
Collaboration between venture capital firms and MNES: Optimal syndication for innovation and the shaping of regional innovation networks
Author_Institution :
London Sch. of Econ. & Political Sci., London, UK
Abstract :
This exploratory paper aims to capture and understand the how, why, and under what circumstances do independent venture capital firms engage in collaborative partnerships with multi-national enterprises, and to present a preliminary understanding as to the role that this particular collaborative activity plays in both the venture capital investment process, and the shaping and characterizing of regionally based venture capital networks.
Keywords :
globalisation; innovation management; international trade; venture capital; collaborative activity; collaborative partnership; multinational enterprise; regional innovation network; venture capital firm; venture capital investment; venture capital network; Collaboration; Couplings; Finance; Geography; Investments; Research and development; Social network services; Technological innovation; Venture capital; Virtual colonoscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Science and Innovation Policy, 2009 Atlanta Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5041-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5042-8
DOI :
10.1109/ACSIP.2009.5367864
