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Whom You Know Matters: Venture Capital Networks and Investment Performance,
- Journal of Finance
, 2007
"... Abstract Many financial markets are characterized by strong relationships and networks, rather than arm's-length, spot-market transactions. We examine the performance consequences of this organizational choice in the context of relationships established when VCs syndicate portfolio company inv ..."
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's portfolio companies that have been successfully exited via an IPO or M&A transaction, as identified in the Venture Economics database as of November 2003. In Section III.E, we show that this is a reasonable proxy for fund returns. 13 Unsuccessful investments are typically shut down or sold to management
2010 ) ’Buy Local? The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion
- Journal of Urban Economics
"... We document geographic concentration by both venture capital firms and venture capital-financed companies in three cities – San Francisco, Boston, and New York. We find that firms open new satellite offices based on the success rate of venture capital-backed investments in an area. Geography is also ..."
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We document geographic concentration by both venture capital firms and venture capital-financed companies in three cities – San Francisco, Boston, and New York. We find that firms open new satellite offices based on the success rate of venture capital-backed investments in an area. Geography
American Finance Association Leverage and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Unsuccessful Takeovers
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that failed. Consequently, an analysis of the behavior of firms that successfully resist takeover attempts is needed to fully understand the economic effects of corporate control activity. In this paper, we investigate this issue by examining a sample of 573 unsuccessful takeover attempts during the 1982
Throwing Good Money after Bad? Political and Institutional Influences on Sequential Decision Making in the Venture Capital Industry
"... This study focuses on the political and institutional influences that lead organizational decision makers to avoid terminating unsuccessful investments, even when there is competition and they have the experience and incentives to maximize profits. I examine multilevel influences on sequential inves ..."
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This study focuses on the political and institutional influences that lead organizational decision makers to avoid terminating unsuccessful investments, even when there is competition and they have the experience and incentives to maximize profits. I examine multilevel influences on sequential
Successful implementation of e-learning: pedagogical considerations.
- Internet and Higher Education,
, 2002
"... Abstract Many institutions of Higher Education and Corporate Training Institutes are resorting to e-Learning as a means of solving authentic learning and performance problems, while other institutions are hopping onto the bandwagon simply because they do not want to be left behind. Success is cruci ..."
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is crucial because an unsuccessful effort to implement e-Learning will be clearly reflected in terms of the return of investment. One of the most crucial prerequisites for successful implementation of e-Learning is the need for careful consideration of the underlying pedagogy, or how learning takes place
The investment value of mutual fund portfolio disclosure, Working paper
, 2006
"... Abstract This paper shows that publicly disclosed mutual fund portfolio holdings have investment value. Our approach is based on the intuition that an overweighting by successful managers, or an underweighting by unsuccessful managers signals that a stock is currently underpriced. Investment strate ..."
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Abstract This paper shows that publicly disclosed mutual fund portfolio holdings have investment value. Our approach is based on the intuition that an overweighting by successful managers, or an underweighting by unsuccessful managers signals that a stock is currently underpriced. Investment
Studies on the distribution of surface immunoglobulins on human B lymphocytes.J. Clin. Invest
, 1973
"... cytes were studied with fluorescent anti-immunoglobulin antibodies and shown to have a patchy distribution of immunoglobulin on their surfaces that does not form a cap after complexing with antibody. Use of freeze-etch electron microscopy confirmed. the distribution of im-munoglobulin in isolated pa ..."
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with subsequent degradation of the antibody. Several attempts to alter this distribution of im-munoglobulin on the surface were unsuccessful. Pos-sible mechanisms by which cell surface elements may be organized are discussed, as well as the significance of the results in terms of the immune response and the clas
Studying the Relationship between Financial Structure and Amount of Investment in Anzali Free Zone
, 2015
"... The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between financial structure and amount of investment in the Anzali Free Zone. The intention of financial structure of an economic is institutional mechanisms for financing. Bank and capital market are the most important financing instituti ..."
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to the Morgan tables. Moreover, the results showed that there is a significant correlation coefficients and the relationship of the main hypothesis was also strong and straight. In addition, the result revealed that financial structure of bank–based was unsuccessful at attracting investment in the Anzali Free
Investing in Schools: Capital Spending, Facility Conditions, and Student Achievement
, 2014
"... Public investments in repairs, modernization, and construction of schools cost billions. Yet little is known of the nature of infrastructure investments and the subsequent causal impacts on student outcomes. Because capital investments take many forms, it could operate to close (or widen) achievemen ..."
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Public investments in repairs, modernization, and construction of schools cost billions. Yet little is known of the nature of infrastructure investments and the subsequent causal impacts on student outcomes. Because capital investments take many forms, it could operate to close (or widen
2. Theoretical framework
"... have suffered from notoriously high failure rates. Many new products fail, not because of technical shortcomings, but because they simply have no market. Not surprisingly, then, studies have found that timely and reliable knowledge about customer preferences and requirements is the single most impor ..."
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important area of information necessary for product development. To obtain such data, many organizations have made heavy — but often unsuccessful — investments in traditional market research. In this context, the Web can transform market research, engineering, prototyping, and revision of new products. Web
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