The path-to-profitability of Internet IPO firms

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-194

  Jain, Bharat A ^a   Jayaraman, Narayanan ^b   Kini, Omesh ^c  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard models; Initial public offerings; Internet firms; Path to profitability; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549034698     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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