All Ties Are Not Created Equal: Institutional Equity Ties, IPO Performance, and Market Growth of New Ventures

Editors

D. Cumming (Ed.)

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

12-1-2018

Publication Title

The Oxford Handbook of IPOs

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publisher Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

First page number:

460

Last page number:

484

Abstract

This chapter examines whether and how different types of institutional ties affect new venture performance at different organizational stages. The authors propose that equity ties to government agencies will enhance the speed and returns of initial public offerings (IPOs) but hinder post-IPO market growth. By contrast, equity ties to research institutes will contribute positively to both IPO performance and post-IPO market growth. The authors build their arguments on how the two types of institutional ties meet new ventures’ need to be legitimate and competitive pre- and post-IPO. They test their hypotheses with new ventures in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries that went public in China and find supportive evidence.

Keywords

Institutions; Initial public offering; IPO; Market growth; China; Competition

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations

Language

English

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