Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend governance research in the small business context by examining the moderating influence of top executive involvement on the board of directors on market valuation. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on a sample of initial public offering...

Purpose: This study aims to improve the understanding of the relationship between organizational slack and firm performance for high technology initial public offerings (IPOs). Design/methodology/approach: Using cluster analysis the paper investigates configurations of slack and their associated...