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Investing Human Capital: Angel Cognition and Active Involvement in Business Angel Groups

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  • Peter Wirtz

    (Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon)

  • Christophe Bonnet

    (GDF - Gestion, Droit et Finance - EESC-GEM Grenoble Ecole de Management)

  • Laurence Cohen
  • Christophe Haon

    (MKT - Marketing - EESC-GEM Grenoble Ecole de Management)

Abstract

The present research sets out to reach a better understanding of the determinants of business angels' active involvement in making business angel groups accomplish diverse functions and building cognitive resources and shared competencies. We develop a framework where angels' decision making style and professional experience are key in explaining their degree and type of involvement with diverse business angel group activities. To test the related propositions, we conduct a questionnaire survey with the members of one of the largest French business angel groups. Our results show that business angels with a control-oriented decision-making style, as well as angels with previous professional experiences as a CEO and in marketing and sales, tend to be more actively involved in key angel group activities, both with regard to investment related activities and angel group management activities. While discussing the results, we propose a tentative model of angel group cognition and outcomes for future extensions of the present research.

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  • Peter Wirtz & Christophe Bonnet & Laurence Cohen & Christophe Haon, 2020. "Investing Human Capital: Angel Cognition and Active Involvement in Business Angel Groups," Grenoble Ecole de Management (Post-Print) halshs-02374570, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:gemptp:halshs-02374570
    DOI: 10.3917/entre1.191.0043
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    decision; business angel groups; business angel group activities; groupe de business angels; activités d’un groupe de business angels; style de prise de décision; capital humain;
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