Dear Sir/Madam, We are researchers in the field of corporate venture capital and referred to you as the main synergies to accomplish our study. We are pleased to invite you to participate in a study on CVC programs affiliated with North America companies. This study investigates the performance outcome of strategic fit which describe the industry relatedness and knowledge transfer for both the corporate investors and the portfolio companies. All participants will receive, via email, a summary of the study results. The questionnaire is two page in length and should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. However, since the validity of the results depends on obtaining a high response rate, your participation is crucial to the success of the study. Please rest assured that because your responses will be anonymous and confidential. The corporation identities are used only to match the survey data with secondary data from public resources. The data entry will be done by the investigators and the questionnaire will be destroyed afterward. The data will be stored electronically offline and only accessible by the investigators. All analyses and reports will be based on aggregated data, and no reference to specific individuals or companies will be made. If you have any questions or would like to request the final report, please contact us at [email protected] Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely,
Emmanuelle DUBOCAGE [email protected] Professor in IAE Creteil, IRD lab
Fatima SHUWAIKH Ph.D. Candidate in Finance Paris SUD University, RITM lab
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