Over the last decades the number of journal publications in entrepreneurship research has increased dramatically. To analyze the perception of these studies, the present paper suggests a relative measure – the so-called resonance factor (RF) –, which puts a paper’s citations in relation to...

In the course of the tremendous downturn in global financial markets, it has become significantly harder for newly founded ventures to receive venture capital funding. Especially ventures from the electronic business sector face never before experienced financing challenges. In order to...