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Abstract

Venture capital (VC) syndicates involve repeated transactions among partners and therefore possess network-like characteristics. Although networks provide access to important externalities, extant literature has not studied the effects of the focal firm’s resource needs on performance benefits arising from different network structures. We investigate the impact of two proxies for firm-level resources, namely maturity and status, on the relationship between network cohesion and VC performance. We find that mature and high-status VCs benefit less from network cohesion. We also show that maturity and status simultaneously determine the performance effects of network cohesion.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bellavitis, C., Filatotchev, I. & Souitaris, V. The Impact of Investment Networks on Venture Capital Firm Performance: A Contingency Framework. British Journal of Management (Forthcoming), which is published in final from at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12162. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Departments:	Bayes Business School
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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