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How perceived risk and return interacts with familism to influence individuals’ investment strategies: The case of capital seeking and capital providing behavior in new venture financing

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  • Thomas A. Birtch

    (University of Nottingham Ningbo China
    University of Cambridge)

  • Kevin Yuk-fai Au

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

  • Flora F. T. Chiang

    (Hong Kong Baptist University
    China Europe International Business School (CEIBS))

  • Peter S. Hofman

    (University of Nottingham Ningbo China)

Abstract

Drawing on social capital and agency theories and using a multi-study research design, this study examined how perceived risk and return interacts with familism to influence individuals’ investment strategies in new venture financing, both capital seeking and capital providing behavior. We found that individuals high in familism are more likely to seek capital from and provide capital to family members than non-family members for new ventures. However, such relationships are more complex than prior research suggests because when individuals’ risk and return perceptions are included these interact with familism to differentially influence capital financing behavior directed at family versus non-family members. Contributions to theory and potential avenues for future research are discussed.

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  • Thomas A. Birtch & Kevin Yuk-fai Au & Flora F. T. Chiang & Peter S. Hofman, 2018. "How perceived risk and return interacts with familism to influence individuals’ investment strategies: The case of capital seeking and capital providing behavior in new venture financing," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 35(2), pages 471-500, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:asiapa:v:35:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s10490-017-9525-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10490-017-9525-0
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