International Analysis of Venture Capital Programs of Large Corporations and Financial Institutions
Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Forthcoming
41 Pages Posted: 12 May 2011 Last revised: 2 Apr 2014
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International Analysis of Venture Capital Programs of Large Corporations and Financial Institutions
International Analysis of Venture Capital Programs of Large Corporations and Financial Institutions
Date Written: February 17, 2014
Abstract
In this article, we investigate what drives large companies (non-financial corporations and financial institutions) worldwide to run venture capital (VC) programs, specifically targeting Fortune Global 500 companies. Such a decision involves trade-offs between expected strategic and financial benefits and costs of managing and financing a portfolio of ventures, which are influenced by the institutions and regulations that affect innovation-oriented entrepreneurship. We determine that companies are more likely to run a program if they are based in countries in which the market for early-stage investments is well-developed and innovation-related resources are more widely available. Moreover, companies based in countries with costly personal bankruptcy regulations are less likely to run a VC program, which is consistent with the prediction that these regulations discourage entrepreneurial initiatives. These findings emphasize the importance of favorable local conditions for an affiliated VC program. We observe no evidence, however, that unfavorable local conditions affect the degree of internationalization of programs, suggesting that running international programs entails significant extra costs. Finally, no significant difference emerges between U.S.-based and Western European-based companies.
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