Is Venture Capital Jewelry
(2010)Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The purpose of our thesis is to, based on theory, investigate if venture capital investment
generates value by increasing the credibility of Swedish start-up firms. If so, we continue by
studying which factors influence the credibility value added in Sweden.
The methodology is based on the concept of non-financial value added (NFVA) and we use
primary data collected through a survey.
We conclude that the credibility improvement from VC investment is value adding to Swedish
start-up firms. Regarding the mechanisms that influence the value added from credibility
enhancement, we conclude that supplier switching cost and the amount and quality of contact
increases the non-financial value added of credibility. Finally we also find the... (More) - The purpose of our thesis is to, based on theory, investigate if venture capital investment
generates value by increasing the credibility of Swedish start-up firms. If so, we continue by
studying which factors influence the credibility value added in Sweden.
The methodology is based on the concept of non-financial value added (NFVA) and we use
primary data collected through a survey.
We conclude that the credibility improvement from VC investment is value adding to Swedish
start-up firms. Regarding the mechanisms that influence the value added from credibility
enhancement, we conclude that supplier switching cost and the amount and quality of contact
increases the non-financial value added of credibility. Finally we also find the management
experience to have a significant, positive impact on the credibility value addition. (Less)
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- author
- Johansson, Jesper and Persson, Ludvig
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2010
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Företagsledning, Management of enterprises, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Credibility, Non-financial Value Added, management
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 2169566
- date added to LUP
- 2010-06-07 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2012-11-12 11:53:16
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