<title>ABSTRACT</title> <italic>We examine the dynamics of Chinese listed SMEs with respect to their post-market viability and growth after going public. The Kaplan--Meier estimation shows that SMEs are more likely to transition to a non-viable state than large firms. Further examination using the Cox model and the...</italic>

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which the company's post- initial public offering (IPO) outcome varies, along with the determinants of the post-IPO outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use Cox proportional hazards models to examine what...

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly seen as integral to the development process. This paper reviews some of the evidence for the link between telecommunications and the Internet and economic growth, the likely impact of the new ICTs on income inequality and...

A novel reversible data hiding algorithm for encrypted image based on interpolation error expansion is proposed. The proposed method is an improved version of Shiu' s. His work does not make full use of the correlation of the neighbor pixels and some additional side information is needed. The...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of mentoring on newcomer well-being, as mediated by newcomer socialization and moderated by proactive personality. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected at four time points in a sample of 227 newcomers. Regression analysis...

In order to reduce the cost of thermal energy recovery, a packed bed closed loop thermal energy storage system has been proposed and is investigated. The main components of the system include a closed air cycle, a heat exchanger, and a packed bed storage column. This paper is aimed at analyzing...