Signaling revisited: The use of signals in the market for IPOs

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2362-2377

  Park, U David ^a   Borah, Abhishek ^a   Kotha, Suresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

initial public offering (IPO); replication study; signaling effect; underpricing; wealth retention

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SIGNALING;

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES; INFORMATION REVOLUTION; INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; REPLICATION STUDY; RESOURCE ACQUISITION; UNDERPRICING; WEALTH RETENTION;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84991442124     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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