Financial wealth, socioemotional wealth, and IPO underpricing in family firms: A two-stage gamble model

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 1073-1099

  Kotlar, Josip ^a   Signori, Andrea ^b   De Massis, Alfredo ^c   Vismara, Silvio ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

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EID: 85047937790     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2016.0256     Document Type: Article

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