(Un)Tangled: Exploring the Asymmetric Coevolution of New Venture Capital Firms’ Reputation and Status

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 482-517

  Pollock, Timothy G ^a   Lee, Peggy M ^b   Jin, Kyuho ^c   Lashley, Kisha ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

initial public offerings; intangible assets; new firms; reputation; status; underpricing; venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938562594     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001839215585602     Document Type: Article

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