Cornelius B, Persson O "Who's who in venture capital research " TECHNOVATION 26 (2): 142-150 FEB 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses:
Barbara Cornelius : barbara.cornelius at fek.umu.se
Olle Persson      : olle.person at soc.umu.se

Title: Who's who in venture capital research

Author(s): Cornelius B, Persson O

Source: TECHNOVATION 26 (2): 142-150 FEB 2006

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 16      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
A bibliometric analysis of research papers in venture capital reveals an
increasing interest over time by researchers across a broad spectrum of
business disciplines. It also reveals the dominance of North American,
particularly American researchers who entered the field early.
Interestingly, the analysis demonstrates that two schools of
entrepreneurial research compete for dominance in the venture capital
framework. Much of the core research, the knowledge base, crosses
disciplinary lines but is developed, from there-on, in a discipline
specific fashion.

Researchers whose primary interest is in finance and economics use
quantitative, neo-classical models almost exclusively and publish, with the
exception of the most cited authors, solely in economics and finance
journals. These researchers tend to be more successful at achieving
internal university funding for their projects while the second group,
publishing in journals dedicated to management and entrepreneurship
research, uses a broader array of theoretical techniques, apply both
quantitative and qualitative methodologies and are more often funded
externally. The core group of researchers, with reputations supported by
large numbers of citations, appear to be able to raise funds both
internally (through university bodies) and externally. (c) 2005 Elsevier
Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords: venture capital; bibliometrics; research front; knowledge
base; research funding; citation analysis
KeyWords Plus: AUTHOR COCITATION ANALYSIS

Addresses: Cornelius B (reprint author), Umea Univ, Dept Business Adm,
Umea, SE-90187 Sweden
Umea Univ, Dept Business Adm, Umea, SE-90187 Sweden
Umea Univ, Inforsk Sociolog Inst, Umea, SE-90187 Sweden

E-mail Addresses: barbara.cornelius at fek.umu.se, olle.person at soc.umu.se

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON,
OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND
Subject Category: ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE
IDS Number: 017YJ

ISSN: 0166-4972


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