Customer referencing refers to the phenomenon of a firm intentionally revealing its customers so that the firm can obtain certification of the quality of its products. In this paper, we examine the association between customer referencing and firms’ future product market performance. We find...

Throughout their business life cycle, firms may experience financial distress. Successful emergence from such distress is important to their multiple stakeholders. Using a sample of publicly listed firms in China that emerged from Special Treatment (an indicator of delisting risk), we focus on...

Customer referencing refers to the phenomenon whereby a firm discloses its connections with reputable customers in order to improve its own reputation. Consistent with this disclosure increasing investor attention and providing customer certification, we find that supplier firms enjoy a lower...