Family firm and initial public offering initial returns

The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between family firm characteristics and IPO initial returns. The family firm characteristics chosen in this study are family firm status, share overhang, and family members on board. The control variables such as auditor reputation, fir...

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Main Author: Fadlinada, Vicky
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Published: 2015
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spelling my-mmu-ep.63172016-02-18T06:42:40Z Family firm and initial public offering initial returns 2015-10 Fadlinada, Vicky HG4001-4285 Finance management. Business finance. The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between family firm characteristics and IPO initial returns. The family firm characteristics chosen in this study are family firm status, share overhang, and family members on board. The control variables such as auditor reputation, firm size, firm age, and offer size are included based on previous research which finds that the value of IPO initial returns are influenced by these variables. A total of 96 firms which conducted IPO activity in Bursa Malaysia from year 2008 to 2014 are selected as the sample. The collected data were analyzed by using several data analysis techniques in order to answer the research questions. 2015-10 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/6317/ http://library.mmu.edu.my/diglib/onlinedb/dig_lib.php masters Multimedia University Graduate School of Management
institution Multimedia University
collection MMU Institutional Repository
topic HG4001-4285 Finance management
Business finance.
spellingShingle HG4001-4285 Finance management
Business finance.
Fadlinada, Vicky
Family firm and initial public offering initial returns
description The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between family firm characteristics and IPO initial returns. The family firm characteristics chosen in this study are family firm status, share overhang, and family members on board. The control variables such as auditor reputation, firm size, firm age, and offer size are included based on previous research which finds that the value of IPO initial returns are influenced by these variables. A total of 96 firms which conducted IPO activity in Bursa Malaysia from year 2008 to 2014 are selected as the sample. The collected data were analyzed by using several data analysis techniques in order to answer the research questions.
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qualification_level Master's degree
author Fadlinada, Vicky
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title Family firm and initial public offering initial returns
title_short Family firm and initial public offering initial returns
title_full Family firm and initial public offering initial returns
title_fullStr Family firm and initial public offering initial returns
title_full_unstemmed Family firm and initial public offering initial returns
title_sort family firm and initial public offering initial returns
granting_institution Multimedia University
granting_department Graduate School of Management
publishDate 2015
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