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A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 5 Degree of relevance of quantitative information – comparison between venture capitalists and innovative SMEs

From: Informational approach of family spin-offs in the funding process of innovative projects: an empirical verification

 

Median relevance

U Mann–Whitney

Significance

 

Venture capitalists

SMEs

  

Prospective profitability

6

4

54

0.0001

Time to market

5

3

55

0.0001

Market interest

5

3

45

0.0000

Track record

4

3

53

0.0001

Guarantees

1

2

39

0.0000

  1. 1 = no relevance, 2 = low, 3 = medium high, 4 = high, 5 = very high, 6 = decisive.