The impact of venture capital backing on the corporate governance of Australian initial public offerings

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 765-774

  Suchard, Jo Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Governance; Initial public offerings; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649116047     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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