This paper examines the impact of internationalization on the product, process and organizational innovations of Korean service firms. Despite the increasing importance of the service sector and the discrepancies in the natures of the manufacturing and service industries, the...

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...

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)...