IPOs and product quality

Journal of Business

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 375-408

  Stoughton, Neal M ^a   Wong, Kit Pong ^a   Zechner, Josef ^a  

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EID: 0041077361     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321931     Document Type: Article

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