Factors influencing the choice between founder versus non-founder CEOs for IPO firms

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-45

  Jain, Bharat A ^a   Tabak, Filiz ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Founder CEOs; Governance structure; Initial public offerings; Venture capital involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348933930     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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