Corporate governance and IPO underpricing in a cross‐national sample: A multilevel knowledge‐based view. (27th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Judge, William Q.; Witt, Michael A.; Zattoni, Alessandro; Talaulicar, Till; Chen, Jean Jinghan; Lewellyn, Krista; Hu, Helen Wei; Shukla, Dhirendra; Bell (Robert), R. Greg; Gabrielsson, Jonas; Lopez, Felix; Yamak, Sibel; Fassin, Yves; McCarthy, Daniel; Rivas, Jose Luis; Fainshmidt, Stav; Van Ees, Hans
• Is Part Of: Strategic management journal. Volume 36:Number 8(2015:Aug.)
• Page Start: 1174
• Page End: 1185
• Publication Date: 2014-05-27
• Subjects: Business planning -- Periodicals; Management -- Periodicals; Business -- Periodicals; 658.401205
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.2275
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-2095

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="smj2275-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p id="smj2275-para-0001"> <italic>Prior studies of IPO underpricing, mostly using agency theory and single‐country samples, have generally fallen short. In this study, we employ the knowledge‐based view (KBV) to explore underpricing across 17 countries. We find that agency indicators are insignificant predictors, board of director knowledge limits underpricing, and external knowledge both substitutes for and complements internal board knowledge. This third finding suggests that future KBV studies should consider how internal and external knowledge states interact with each other. Our study offers new insights into the antecedents of underpricing and extends our understanding of comparative governance and the KBV of the firm</italic>. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.</p> </abstract>