Management roles and leadership skills to attract venture capital in Switzerland

Eugster, Robin; Kendzia, Michael J.

doi:10.14738/abr.1012.13580

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27500

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Management roles and leadership skills to attract venture capital in Switzerland
Authors:	Eugster, Robin Kendzia, Michael J.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.14738/abr.1012.13580 10.21256/zhaw-27500
Published in:	Archives of Business Research
Volume(Issue):	10
Issue:	12
Page(s):	132
Pages to:	144
Issue Date:	25-Dec-2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Services for Science and Education
ISSN:	2054-7404
Language:	English
Subjects:	Management role; Leadership skill; Venture Capital; Switzerland
Subject (DDC):	658.1: Organization and finance 658.4: Executive Management
Abstract:	Startups constitute an essential component of a working market economy and foster economic growth, employment as well as technological progress. However, managing and leading companies at an early growth stage poses an enormous challenge, as investment failure amounts to approximately 75%. That said, receiving venture capital is all but an easy task and only 1% of investment opportunities considered qualify for an investment. Against this backdrop, the aim of this article is to identify particular management and leadership skills that attract venture capital more successfully than others do. The investigation finds that management-related criteria appear to be the most important factor for Swiss venture capitalists. Especially the track record of founders and the diversity of backgrounds within the startup’s core team were considered relevant.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27500
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Management and Law
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Eugster, R., & Kendzia, M. J. (2022). Management roles and leadership skills to attract venture capital in Switzerland. Archives of Business Research, 10(12), 132–144. https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.1012.13580

Eugster, R. and Kendzia, M.J. (2022) ‘Management roles and leadership skills to attract venture capital in Switzerland’, Archives of Business Research, 10(12), pp. 132–144. Available at: https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.1012.13580.

R. Eugster and M. J. Kendzia, “Management roles and leadership skills to attract venture capital in Switzerland,” Archives of Business Research, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 132–144, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.14738/abr.1012.13580.

EUGSTER, Robin und Michael J. KENDZIA, 2022. Management roles and leadership skills to attract venture capital in Switzerland. Archives of Business Research. 25 Dezember 2022. Bd. 10, Nr. 12, S. 132–144. DOI 10.14738/abr.1012.13580

Eugster, Robin, and Michael J. Kendzia. 2022. “Management Roles and Leadership Skills to Attract Venture Capital in Switzerland.” Archives of Business Research 10 (12): 132–44. https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.1012.13580.

Eugster, Robin, and Michael J. Kendzia. “Management Roles and Leadership Skills to Attract Venture Capital in Switzerland.” Archives of Business Research, vol. 10, no. 12, Dec. 2022, pp. 132–44, https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.1012.13580.