The optimal conditions for taking a company public, as well as the circumstances for reversing this decision, are analyzed.First, a model of the entrepreneur's decision to go public is used to define the value function of the firm and to derive its properties.In the model, the timing of the...

The objective of this study is to develop a qualitative model supporting chief financial officers (CFOs) while considering the timing of initial public offerings (IPOs) under conditions of underdeveloped capital markets, where decision making is often made under information shortage. A lack of...