Earnings management at the time of the IPO is an important issue and has captured considerable attention of academic literatures. However, there have been few studies testing earnings management in the context of market condition, and when financial intermediaries such as venture capital (VC)...

Introduction -- Institutional description of the venture capital industry and the IPO market -- Literature review and formulation of hypotheses -- Data and methodology -- The characteristics of IPO firms on KOSDAQ 1999-2001 -- Underpricing -- Long-term performance -- Conclusion

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Institutional description of the venture capital industry and the IPO market -- chapter 3 Literature review and formulation of hypotheses -- chapter 4 Data and methodology -- chapter 5 The characteristics of IPO firms on KOSDAQ 1999–2001 -- chapter 6...