Signaling and initial public offerings: The use and impact of the lockup period

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-372

  Arthurs, Jonathan D ^a   Busenitz, Lowell W ^b   Hoskisson, Robert E ^c   Johnson, Richard A ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

IPO; Lockup period; Signaling; Underpricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349092236     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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