A rapidly expanding body of entrepreneurship literature draws on signaling theory. Yet as
the field grows, common understanding of the theory's underlying constructs has become …

Firms often need to acquire external financial resources to maintain and develop their
business. To attract these resources, firms employ various substantive and rhetorical …

Recent studies report an inability to replicate previously published research, leading some
to suggest that scientific knowledge is facing a credibility crisis. In this essay, we provide …

Amid the debate over whether scholars should conduct interesting or important research, we
contend that entrepreneurship scholars can achieve both ends by acknowledging the …

We study the impact of country-level accounting conservatism on international IPO
underpricing. Examining 13,285 IPOs from 36 countries, we find that IPOs are underpriced …

This paper aimed to research the interrelation between capital structure, corporate
governance, equity ownership, and how they affect firm performance. The sample used …

Abstract Research Question/Issue Using a unique hand‐collected dataset, this study
examines the role of chief executive officer (CEO) educational attainments in relation to …

This article proposes a network signalling theory approach to analyse small firm
internationalisation in the digital economy. We use a data set of 4446 small-and medium …

Well-known brands are frequently imitated, misused, or tampered with. Firms facing these
threats routinely turn to the legal system and file trademark infringement lawsuits in an …

Despite the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in business, there is little research
examining its effects on firm idiosyncratic risk (IR). This is an important issue for boards: as …