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Who leaves money on the table? The role of founder identity in Hong Kong

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  • Yan-leung Cheung
  • Yunhao Dai
  • Zhiwei Ouyang
  • Weiqiang Tan

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This study investigates the effect of corporate governance factors on the underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong, and the results show that this effect is significant. IPOs are categorized into four subgroups based on the role of the founder: (1) no-founder firms (companies with no specific founder), (2) pure-founder firms (companies whose founder is neither the company’s chairman of the board nor its CEO), (3) founder-chairman/CEO firms (companies whose founder is either the company’s chairman of the board or its CEO) and (4) founder-chairman-CEO firms (companies whose founder is the chairman and CEO). The results demonstrate a significant descending pattern for the underpricing level of the four subgroups, which can be explained by the varying incentive and behaviour mechanisms that result from the various founder identities.

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  • Yan-leung Cheung & Yunhao Dai & Zhiwei Ouyang & Weiqiang Tan, 2018. "Who leaves money on the table? The role of founder identity in Hong Kong," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(7), pages 774-788, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:50:y:2018:i:7:p:774-788
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2017.1340577
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    1. Paul B. McGuinness, 2019. "The Role of Governance and Bank Funding in the Determination of Cornerstone Allocations in Chinese Equity Offers," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-20, July.
    2. Qian Wang & Huiru Chen & Yajiong Xue & Huigang Liang, 2022. "How Corporate Social Responsibility Affects Firm Performance: The Inverted-U Shape Contingent on Founder CEO," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-24, September.
    3. Tharitsaya Kongkaew & Supa Tongkong & Sungworn Ngudgratoke, 2021. "Moderating Effects of Founders’ Role on the Influence of Internationalization on IPO Performance of Listed Companies in Thailand," IJFS, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-16, July.

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