The role of corporate governance in the IPO process: A note

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 353-360

  Burton, Bruce ^a   Helliar, Christine ^a,b   Power, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Inst Chrtd Accountants of Scotland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Flotation; Fund raising; Interviews; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042814013     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2004.00376.x     Document Type: Review

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