Using hand-collected data on the signature size of managers among Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) from 2007 to 2019 to proxy for managerial narcissism, we examine how IPOs with narcissistic managers (narcissistic IPOs) impact IPO underpricing. The findings suggest that narcissistic IPOs...

The literature on strategic alliances generally suggests that such alliances create benefits for the firms involved. However, these studies primarily focus on seasoned firms. Leveraging the availability of three years of pre-IPO data for Chinese firms, we examine the impact of customer strategic...