Reassessing the practical and theoretical influence of entrepreneurship through acquisition
Hunt, R. A., & Fund, B. (2012)
Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 16(1), 29-56
Conceptual reassessment arguing ETA has been wrongly treated as a niche of small-company LBOs and framed only through agency theory. Offers a model based on entrepreneurial intent and novel financing, with testable propositions set beside search fund data. Identifies "the paucity of data related to entrepreneurial acquisitions" as the binding constraint.
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