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The Bonding Hypothesis of Takeover Defenses: Evidence from IPO Firms
- W. Johnson, J. Karpoff, Sang-Eun Yi
- Business
- 25 February 2015
We propose and test an efficiency explanation for why firms deploy takeover defenses using initial public offering (IPO) firm data. We hypothesize that takeover defenses bond the firm׳s commitments… Expand
Angels and venture capitalists in the initial public offering market
- W. Johnson, J. Sohl
- Business
- 1 January 2012
In this article, we examine angel investors and venture capital investors to determine how they interact in the market for small firm equity investment. We first generate a novel dataset of firms… Expand
Universal Banking, Asset Management, and Stock Underwriting
- W. Johnson, Jennifer Marietta-Westberg
- Business
- 1 September 2009
This paper examines institutions that underwrite IPOs and have asset management divisions from 1993 through 1998. We provide evidence that these firms use asset management funds as vehicles to help… Expand
Product and Process Innovation in Service Organizations: The Influence of Organizational Culture in Higher Education Institutions
- Alice M. Obendhain, W. Johnson
- Economics
- 1 July 2004
Executive Summary Many organizations, particularly service organizations, have failed to stay atop their industries when confronting product and process innovation. These innovations place pressure… Expand
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Corporate Fraud and the Value of Reputations in the Product Market
- W. Johnson, Wenjuan Xie, Sang-Eun Yi
- Business
- 2 October 2012
We examine the consequences of a damaged reputation for fraud firms in the context of product markets. We generate three direct measures of reputational damage and find evidence that customers impose… Expand
The Certification Role of Large Customers in the New Issues Market
- W. Johnson, Jun-Koo Kang, Sang-Eun Yi
- 4 December 2008
Using a sample of 1,429 IPOs from 1997 to 2005, this paper examines the certification role of large customers in the new issues market. We find that IPO firms that have product market relationships… Expand
The Motives of Eloquence: Literary Rhetoric in the Renaissance.
- W. Johnson, Richard A. Lanham
- Art
- 1 October 1977
The Consequences to Directors of Deploying Poison Pills
- W. Johnson, J. Karpoff, Michael D. Wittry
- Business
- 30 August 2019
We examine the labor market consequences for directors who adopt poison pills. Directors who become associated with pill adoption experience significant decreases in vote margins and increases in… Expand
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS AND PRE-IPO SHAREHOLDERS: ANGELS VERSUS VENTURE CAPITALISTS
- W. Johnson, J. Sohl
- Business
- 1 December 2012
At the time of an initial public offering, shares in a firm are typically held by venture capitalists, insiders, corporate investors and angel investors. We examine the role of angel investors in the… Expand
The Lifecycle Effects of Firm Takeover Defenses
- W. Johnson, J. Karpoff, Sang-Eun Yi
- Business
- 3 March 2017
We propose and test the hypothesis that takeover defenses confer costs and benefits to a firm’s shareholders that change in systematic ways as a firm ages. In particular, the cost of managerial… Expand
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