Resource access needs and capabilities as mediators of the relationship between VC firm size and syndication

E. Verwaal (), H. Bruining, Mike Wright, Sophie Manigart, A. Lockett and -
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Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium from Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Abstract: Drawing from the resource-based view and transaction costs economics, we develop a theoretical framework to explain why small and large firms face different levels of resource access needs and resource access capabilities, which mediate the relationship between firm size and hybrid governance. Employing a sample of 317 venture capital firms, drawn across 6 European countries, we empirically assess our framework in the context of venture capital syndication. We estimate a path model using structural equation modeling and find, consistent with our theoretical framework, mediating effects of different types of resource access needs and resource access capabilities between VC firm size and syndication frequency. These findings advance the small business literature by highlighting the trade-offs that size imposes on firms that seek to manage their access to external resources through hybrid governance strategies.

Keywords: venture capital; firm size; investment syndication; resource access capabilities; resource access needs; transaction cost economics; hybrid governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D8 G2 G3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2010-03
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