Angel investors around the world

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Angel investors around the world. / Cumming, Douglas; Zhang, Minjie.

In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 50, No. 5, 01.07.2019, p. 692-719.

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Cumming, D & Zhang, M 2019, 'Angel investors around the world', Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 692-719. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-018-0178-0

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Cumming, D., & Zhang, M. (2019). Angel investors around the world. Journal of International Business Studies, 50(5), 692-719. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-018-0178-0

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Cumming D, Zhang M. Angel investors around the world. Journal of International Business Studies. 2019 Jul 1;50(5):692-719. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-018-0178-0

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Cumming, Douglas ; Zhang, Minjie. / Angel investors around the world. In: Journal of International Business Studies. 2019 ; Vol. 50, No. 5. pp. 692-719.

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