Value adding in venture capital as a mesh of practices

PurposeThis paper aims to adopt a practice-theory, “site ontology” perspective to understand how venture capitalists (VCs) add value to their portfolio companies (PCs).Design/methodology/approachThe empirical research involves a field ethnographic study of a VC firm in Dubai, focused on revealing wh...

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Published in:International journal of entrepreneurial behaviour & research 2022-12, Vol.28 (9), p.427-447
Main Authors: Almubarak, Norah, Dimov, Dimo
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