Market watch: Information and availability cascades among the media and investors in the U.S. IPO market

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 335-358

  Pollock, Timothy G ^a   Rindova, Violina P ^b   Maggitti, Patrick G ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44449178743     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2008.31767275     Document Type: Article

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