Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/114657 
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Year of Publication: 
1993
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Small Business Finance [ISSN:] 1057-2287 [Volume:] 2 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] JAI Press [Place:] Greenwich, CT [Year:] 1993 [Pages:] 203-218
Publisher: 
JAI Press, Greenwich, CT
Abstract: 
The research in small firms financing is characterized by a lack of a theoretical framework. One basic assumption in this study is that agency theory can provide an essential framework to explain the interaction between informal and formal venture capitalists and their portfolio firms. Five hypotheses generated from agency theory are formulated and tested on 62 firms backed by informal venture capitalists and 145 firms backed by formal venture capitalists. The theoretical conclusion is that agency theory does not provide a satisfactory framework to explain either the informal venture capitalist’s, nor the formal venture capitalist’s relationship to their portfolio firms. Therefore, more exploratory research must be done to develop a theory of finance which will be applicable in the small firms situation.
Subjects: 
Capital
Venture Capital
Agency Theory
Small Firms
Small Business
Sweden
JEL: 
G24
L25
G32
Document Type: 
Article

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