Venture capital in Europe: social capital, formal institutions and mediation effects
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-018-0007-7
Abstract: Venture capital (VC) as an industry has existed for more than 50 years, yet it has only moderately developed beyond the USA despite numerous trials of governments to foster it. Vast research endeavors have been carried… read more here.
Keywords: venture capital; capital; capital europe; social capital ... See more keywords
Endogenous (in)formal institutions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2019.07.004
Abstract: Abstract The paper provides a formal framework identifying both the origins and interaction of a culture of cooperation and inclusive political institutions. When elite members and citizens try to cooperate in sharing consumption risk and… read more here.
Keywords: investment; culture; endogenous formal; formal institutions ... See more keywords
Are formal institutions ineffective for firm performance? Evidence from the economic community of West African States
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DOI: 10.1108/ijssp-04-2023-0089
Abstract: PurposeThis study examines the interconnected effects of formal, informal, environmental and skill-based institutional barriers on firm performance. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region has implemented various reforms and policy initiatives to support… read more here.
Keywords: firm performance; environmental skill; skill based; informal environmental ... See more keywords
Formal institutions and the development of entrepreneurial activity – the contingent role of corruption in emerging economies
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DOI: 10.1108/jepp-06-2020-0033
Abstract: PurposeThe paper aims to analyse the interplay between formal and informal institutions' and their impact on entrepreneurship rates in emerging economies.Design/methodology/approachThis study expands previous research in examining the moderating effect of control of corruption on… read more here.
Keywords: emerging economies; study; corruption; formal institutions ... See more keywords
Trusting in indigenous institutions: exporting SMEs in Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1108/jsbed-03-2020-0082
Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this article is to develop new insights into the interplay between trust, indigenous institutions and weak/dysfunctional formal institutions using the Nigerian context – a developing country in Western Africa. It advances new… read more here.
Keywords: country; formal institutions; trusting indigenous; exporting smes ... See more keywords
A Connected Community Approach: Citizens and Formal Institutions Working Together to Build Community-Centred Resilience
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910175
Abstract: Urban resilience research is recognizing the need to complement a mainstream preoccupation with “hard” infrastructure (electrical grid, storm sewers, etc.) with attention to the “soft” (social) infrastructure issues that include the increased visibility of and… read more here.
Keywords: connected community; community; community approach; resilience ... See more keywords