The contingent value of CEO political connections: A study on IPO performance in China

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1087-1114

  Wu, Jianfeng ^a   Li, Sali ^b   Li, Zijie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO political connections; Emerging economy; IPO performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886838978     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-012-9300-1     Document Type: Article

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