Abstract
We examined how social capital and the power of venture capitalists and founder-CEOs affect IPO firm survival. Using data from 218 U.S. initial public offerings conducted in 1992, we found that average management team tenure and an IPO deal's network embeddedness decreased the likelihood of failure during a firm's first five years as a public entity. Founder-CEO presence at the time of an IPO interacted with CEO ownership to decrease the likelihood of failure, and CEO ownership and venture capitalist ownership concentration also decreased that likelihood.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 463-481 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Academy of Management Journal |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Business and International Management
- General Business, Management and Accounting
- Strategy and Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation