This paper surveys the growing body of recent literature on venture capital (VC) and private
equity (PE) and formulates an agenda for future research. Specifically, it covers and …

Although legitimacy theory provides strong arguments that environmental, social and
governance (ESG) disclosure and performance can help mitigate firm-specific (idiosyncratic) …

This paper examines the impact of government versus private independent venture capital
(VC) backing on the exit performance of entrepreneurial firms. Our analyses are based on …

We examine the relation between audit quality and the earnings management activities of
IPO firms. The impact of high quality auditors on real earnings management has been …

Cleantech venture capital investment differs from the typical venture capital investment in
that it tends to be very capital intensive and faces greater technology risks associated with …

This paper analyses the relationship between real and accrual earnings management
activities and IPO failure risk. While the association between accrual earnings management …

Using a new European Commission‐sponsored longitudinal dataset—the VICO dataset—
we assess the impact of independent (IVC) and corporate venture capital (CVC) investments …

Purpose Since 2018, there has been a resurgence in initial public offering (IPO) pricing
studies. The authors aim to consolidate the knowledge and explore current dynamics …

This paper analyzes the role of foreign VCs in driving venture success in emerging markets.
We analyze a comprehensive data set of 4753 portfolio companies from China. We test …

Using hand-collected data on the signature size of managers in Chinese initial public
offerings (IPOs) from 2007 to 2019 as a proxy for managerial narcissism, we examine how …