Which ties matter when? The contingent effects of interorganizational partnerships on IPO success

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-144

  Gulati, Ranjay ^a   Higgins, Monica C ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Investment banks; IPO performance; Networks; Strategic alliances; Venture capital firms

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO);

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 0037304134     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.287     Document Type: Article

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