Strategic Human Resources

Part 1 Institutional framework: the structure and governance of venture-capital organizations, W.A. Sahlman; evolution and change - an analysis of the first decade of the UK venture capital industry, G. Murray; calls on high technology - Japanese exploration of venture capital investments in the United States, D. Hurry et al. Part 2 The venture capital process - screening, valuation and contracting: a model of venture capitalist investment activity, T. Tyebjee and A. Bruno; criteria distinguishing successful from unsuccessful ventures in the venture screening process, I.C. MacMillan et al; entrepreneurial ability, venture investments and risk sharing, R. Amit et al; the effects of venture capitalists' characteristics on the structure of the venture capital deal, E. Norton and B. Tenenbaum; venture capitalists and unquoted equity investment appraisal, M. Wright and K.Robbie; robust financial contracting and the role of venture capitalists, A. Admati and P. Pfeiderer; the syndication of venture capital investments, J. Lerner; risk avoidance strategies in venture capital markets, J. Fiet. Part 3 Venture capital monitoring: venture capitalists involvement in their investments -extent and performance, I. MacMillan et al; venture capitalists and the oversight of private firms, J. Lerner; optimal investment, monitoring and the staging of venture capital, P. Gompers; UK venture capital funds and the funding of new technology based businesses - process and relationships, R. Sweeting; post investment demand for accounting information by venture capitalists, F. Mitchell et al; the "living dead" phenomenon in venture capital investments, J. Ruhnka et al. Part 4 Investment realization and performance: venture capitalist certification in initial public offerings, W. Megginson and K. Weiss; venture capitalist participation and the post-issue operating performancec of IPO firms, B. Jain and O. Kini; the second equity gap - exit problems for seed and early stage venture capitalists and their investee companies, G. Murray; harvesting and the longevity of management buy-outs and buy-ins - a four country study, M. Wright et al; early rates of return of 131 venture capital funds started 1978-1984, W. Bygrave et al. Part 5 Alternative sources of venture capital - informal venture capitalists, corporate venture capital and relationship banking: angels - personal investors in the venture capital market, J. Freear et al; after the cash arrives -a comparative study of venture capital and private investor involvement in entrepreneurial firms, S. Ehrlich et al; corporate venture capital - strategies for success, H. Sykes.