Watching the Shop from the Front Seat: Determinants of Venture Capitalists' Representation on the Board

• Main Authors: KOTHA, Reddi, Talmor, Eli
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/880; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/1879/viewcontent/WatchShopFrontVC_2004.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Oversight and involvement are essential for a venture capital firm to influence the destiny of the portfolio company. This paper focuses primarily on the venture capital firm’s decision to take a formal responsibility through joining the board. Our study uses a large sample of private British compan...