Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 1999. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 175 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-175).

Dissertation (MBus) -- AUT University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (85 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.) in City Campus Theses Collection (T 332.0415 FRI)

Zugl.: Dresden, Techn. University, Diss., 2005. / Description based on print version record.

European Business School, Diss.--Oestrich-Winkel, 2005.

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In light of the emergence of corporate venture capital activity in developed markets, resulting in a large portion of start-ups being invested in by corporate venture capital investors, this research paper explored the activities, objectives, outcomes, limitations and enablers of corporate venture capital investments in South Africa. The research process consisted of a literature review that analysed international literature and where available, literature pertaining to the South Africa, focusing on objectives, outcomes, limitations and enablers of corporate venture capital investments in other markets. Twelve unstructured interviews were conducted with corporate venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and independent venture capitalists. Ethical compliance was observed during every interview, ensuring that the integrity of the data was maintained. The data was analysed with the assistance of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS). The research found that the corporate venture capital market in South Africa is underdeveloped in comparison to international markets. There are no distinct strategies employed by those individuals interviewed. However, the outcomes, objectives, limitations and enablers were similar to those in international markets. A framework has been suggested to assist corporate venture capital investors in South Africa, ensuring that they are aware of the objectives, outcomes, limitations and enablers that they could encounter when performing corporate venture capital investments. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / mngibs2014 / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / MBA / Unrestricted

Over the past few years an intense debate has emerged with regard to the value of business planning for an entrepreneur, when launching a new business. The debate concerns the crucial question that all entrepreneurs and company founders face when embarking on the process of launching a new venture. The predicament that so many entrepreneurs and company founders face is whether to plan before embarking on the priceless quest for venture success or not to plan and rather to embark on the new venture in the hope it will succeed. The purpose of this study is to examine both schools of thought and then to explore if in actual fact business planning has an effect on the growth rate of an entrepreneurial venture. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

What do FedEx, Apple Computers, Microsoft, and Starbucks have in common? They all were started with venture capital investments. Venture capital investments have been an important aspect of many successful companies and will continue that importance in future business growth and development. During the forty plus, years that venture capital investments have been a part of business development many changes and morphologies have taken place. Despite this, the process and procedures that define how venture capital companies operate and make decisions can be generally classified into a five stage process. The characteristics of these stages along with the investment opportunities are examined. The amount of funds invested in each of these stages is analyzed to determine if there are trends in the investing patterns of the venture capital companies.

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