Determinants of Cross-Border Venture Capital Investments in Emerging and Developed Economies: The Effects of Relational and Institutional Trust

Daniel Hain (), Sofia Johan and Daojuan Wang ()
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Daniel Hain: Aalborg University
Daojuan Wang: Aalborg University

Journal of Business Ethics, 2016, vol. 138, issue 4, No 8, 743-764

Abstract: Abstract Frequent and open interaction between venture capitalists (VCs) and entrepreneurs is necessary for venture capital investments to occur. Increasingly, these investments are made across jurisdictions. The vast majority of these cross-border investments are carried out in a syndicate of two or more VCs, indicating the effects of intra-industry networks needing further analysis. Using China as a model, we provide a novel multidimensional framework to explain cross-border investments in innovative ventures across developed and emerging economies. By analyzing a unique international dataset, we examine worldwide venture capital investment flows from 2000–2012 and consider the effects of geographical, cultural, and institutional proximity as well as institutional and relational trust. We find trust to mitigate the negative effects of geographical and cultural distance, where institutional trust is more relevant for investments in emerging economies, and relational trust is more relevant for investments in developed economies.

Keywords: Venture capital; Institutional trust; Relational trust; Corruption; China; Syndication; Emerging economies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 G3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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