Sofia Johan

Florida Atlantic University - Finance

Associate Professor of Finance

777 Glades Rd

Boca Raton, FL 33431

United States

http://sites.google.com/view/sofiajohan

University of Vaasa

P.O. Box 700

Wolffintie 34

FIN-65101 Vaasa, FI-65101

Finland

Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC)

Research Fellow

Warandelaan 2

Tilburg, 5000 LE

Netherlands

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Scholarly Papers (86)

Capital-Market Effects of Securities Regulation: Prior Conditions, Implementation, and Enforcement Revisited

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2023
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 1,652 (22,489)
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Securities Regulation, Market Manipulation, Liquidity, Insider Trading, Broker-Agency Conflict, Law And Finance

Capital-Market Effects of Securities Regulation: Prior Conditions, Implementation, and Enforcement Revisited

Finance Research Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 29 Jan 2019
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 506 (114,733)

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Securities Regulation, Market Manipulation, Liquidity, Insider Trading, Broker-Agency Conflict, Law and Finance

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Risks and Returns in Crowdlending

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Mar 2019
Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF), EDHEC Business School and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 1,569 (24,757)
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Crowdfunding, Crowdlending, FinTech, Peer-to-Peer Lending, Credit Risks, Innovation Financing, Financial Anomalies

The Economic Impact of Entrepreneurship: Comparing International Datasets

Corporate Governance: An International Review,Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 May 2013 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2014
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Minjie Zhang
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Odette School of Business - University of Windsor
Downloads 1,411 (28,513)

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Entrepreneurship, Law and Economics, Credit, Governance and Risk-Taking, Uncertainty Avoidance, Culture, Exports, Unemployment, Patents, Venture Capital

The Economic Impact of Entrepreneurship: Comparing International Datasets

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Jan 2014
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Minjie Zhang
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Odette School of Business - University of Windsor
Downloads 93 (581,617)
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Entrepreneurship, Law and Economics, Credit, Governance and Risk-Taking, Uncertainty Avoidance, Culture, Exports, Unemployment, Patents, Venture Capital

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Determinants of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in Private Equity versus Public Equity

Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2021
Sofia Johan, April M. Knill and Nathan Mauck
Florida Atlantic University - Finance, University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business and University of Missouri - Kansas City
Downloads 1,059 (44,081)
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sovereign wealth fund, private equity, international financial markets, legality, government policy, political relations and regulation

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The Role of Due Diligence in Crowdfunding Platforms

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2019
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Yelin Zhang
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 696 (76,657)
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crowdfunding, entrepreneurship, intermediaries

The Role of Due Diligence in Crowdfunding Platforms

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Yelin Zhang
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 357 (172,532)
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Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurial Finance, Intermediaries

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Institutional Investment in Listed Private Equity

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2010
Florida Atlantic University, Continuity Capital Partners and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 873 (56,688)
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Institutional investment, pension funds, listed private equity, Europe

Institutional Investment in Listed Private Equity

European Financial Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Dec 2010
Florida Atlantic University, Continuity Capital Partners and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 169 (363,905)
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Institutional investment, pension funds, listed private equity

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Information Asymmetries, Agency Costs and Venture Capital Exit Outcomes

Venture Capital, An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Vol. 10, pp. 197-231, 2008
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2008
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 1,001 (47,720)
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Venture Capital, Exits, Financial Contracts, IPOs, Acquisitions, Secondary Sales, Buybacks, Write-offs

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Is Venture Capital in Crisis?

World Financial Review (July-August), 69-72.
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2014
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 994 (48,204)

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Venture Capital, Financial Crisis

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Exchange Trading Rules and Stock Market Liquidity

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2010
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Dan Li
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Downloads 615 (89,820)
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Market Manipulation, Liquidity, Insider Trading, Broker-Agency Conflict, Law and Finance

Exchange Trading Rules and Stock Market Liquidity

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Nov 2009
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Dan Li
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Downloads 345 (179,111)
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Market Manipulation, Liquidity, Insider Trading, Broker-Agency Conflict, Law and Finance

Demand Driven Securities Regulation: Evidence from Crowdfunding

Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 15, 361-379 (2013)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2014
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 528 (108,908)
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Crowdfunding, Securities Law, Race-to-the-Top, Race-to-the-Bottom

Demand Driven Securities Regulation: Evidence from Crowdfunding

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2014
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 376 (162,870)
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Crowdfunding, Securities Regulation, Race to the Top, Race to the Bottom

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Global Market Surveillance

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2008-002, American Law and Economics Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2008
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
Downloads 831 (60,664)
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Market Manipulation, Surveillance, Microstructure, Law and Finance

Global Market Surveillance

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 10, Issue 2, pp. 454-506, 2008
Posted: 31 Dec 2008
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance

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G12, G14, G18, K22

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Global Fintech Trends and Their Impact on International Business: A Review

Multinational Business Review, 2023
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 May 2023 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2023
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
Downloads 779 (67,142)
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fintech, digital finance, financial inclusion, international business, internet banking, mobile money, crowdfunding, p2p

Socially Responsible Institutional Investment in Private Equity

Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 75, pp. 395-416, 2007
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2008
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
Downloads 767 (67,458)
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Socially Responsible Investment, International Institutional Investment, Private Equity

Socially Responsible Institutional Investment in Private Equity

Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 75, pp. 395-416, 2007
Posted: 25 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2008
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance

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Socially Responsible Investment; International Institutional Investment, Private Equity

Regulatory Harmonization and the Development of Private Equity Markets

Journal of Banking & Finance, Vol. 31, pp. 3218-3250, 2007
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Nov 2005
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
Downloads 756 (68,769)
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Private Equity, Venture Capital, Law and Finance

Regulatory Harmonization and the Development of Private Equity Markets

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 31, pp. 3218-3250, 2007
Posted: 05 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2008
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University

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Private Equity, Law and Finance

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Preplanned Exit Strategies in Venture Capital

European Economic Review 52 (2008) 1209¿1241
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 26 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2008
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 711 (75,735)
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Preplanned Exit, Contracts, Governance, Control Rights, Bargaining Power, Law and Finance

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Pre-Seed Government Venture Capital Funds

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2008
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2013
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
Downloads 702 (76,953)
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Venture Capital, Government, Public Policy, Entrepreneurship

Reporting Bias in Private Equity: Reporting Frequency, Endowments, and Governance

29th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2016
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 21 Aug 2016
Sofia Johan and Minjie Zhang
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Odette School of Business - University of Windsor
Downloads 400 (151,838)
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Private Equity, Reporting, Performance

Information Asymmetries in Private Equity: Reporting Frequency, Endowments, and Governance

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2014-016
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2020
Sofia Johan and Minjie Zhang
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Odette School of Business - University of Windsor
Downloads 281 (223,076)
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Private Equity, Endowments, Financial Reporting, Law and Governance, Culture, Venture Capital

Same Rules, Different Enforcement: Market Abuse in Europe

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2014-019
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2016
Florida Atlantic University, Aix-Marseille University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 400 (151,838)
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Securities Regulation, Enforcement, Law and Finance

Same Rules, Different Enforcement: Market Abuse in Europe

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 04 Oct 2017
Florida Atlantic University, Aix-Marseille University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 258 (243,430)
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Securities Regulation, Enforcement, Law and Finance

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Advice and Monitoring in Venture Finance

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 3-43, 2007 , TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2005-003
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Jan 2005
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 547 (104,220)
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Venture Capital, Monitoring, Advice

Advice and Monitoring in Venture Finance

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 21, pp. 3-43, 2007
Posted: 23 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2008
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University

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Venture Capital, Conflict, Advice

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The Digital Credit Divide: Marketplace Lending and Entrepreneurship

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2021
Florida Atlantic University, University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Durham University
Downloads 538 (107,794)
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Fintech, Entrepreneurship, Credit Supply

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Crowdfunding and Entrepreneurial Internationalization

N. Dai and D. Siegel, eds. Entrepreneurial Finance: Managerial and Policy Implications, The World Scientific Publishers, Chapter 5, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2016
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 529 (110,001)
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Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurial Internationalization

Is it the Law or the Lawyers? Investment Covenants Around the World

European Financial Management, Vol. 12, pp. 535-574, 2006
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Jan 2005
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
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Empirical Contracts, Private Equity, Law and Finance

Is it the Law or the Lawyers? Investment Covenants Around the World

European Financial Management, Vol, 12, pp. 553-574, 2006
Posted: 26 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2008
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University

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Empirical Contracts, Private Equity, Law and Finance

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Dodd-Franking the Hedge Funds

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 10 May 2016
Douglas J. Cumming, Na Dai and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University, SUNY at Albany - School of Business and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 283 (221,417)
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Hedge Funds, Dodd-Frank, Law and Finance

Dodd-Franking the Hedge Funds

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2017
Douglas J. Cumming, Na Dai and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University, SUNY at Albany - School of Business and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 219 (286,103)
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Hedge Funds, Dodd-Frank, Law and Finance

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Hedge Fund Forum Shopping

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business and Employment Law, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 783-831, 2008
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2008
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 502 (117,258)
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Hedge Funds, Forum Shopping, Regulation, Law and Finance

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Venture's Economic Impact in Australia

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2014
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 345 (179,111)
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Venture Capital, Private Equity, Patents, R&D, Employment, IPOs, Market Capitalization, Government Policy

Venture's Economic Impact in Australia

Journal of Technology Transfer, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Nov 2013
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
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Venture Capital, Private Equity, Patents, R&D, Employment, IPOs, Market Capitalization, Government Policy

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Exchange Trading Rules and Stock Market Liquidity

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Vol. 99, No. 3, 2011
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2014
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Dan Li
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Downloads 446 (135,173)

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Market Manipulation, Insider Trading, Broker Agency Conduct, Law and Finance

Is Corporate Governance in China Related to Performance Persistence?

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2013-015
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 15 May 2013
Lars Helge Haß, Sofia Johan and Denis Schweizer
University of Strathclyde - Strathclyde Business School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Concordia University
Downloads 265 (236,836)

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Board Structure, China, Corporate Governance, Performance Persistence

Is Corporate Governance in China Related to Performance Persistence?

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Oct 2013
Lars Helge Haß, Sofia Johan and Denis Schweizer
University of Strathclyde - Strathclyde Business School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Concordia University
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Board Structure, China, Corporate Governance, Performance Persistence

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Corporate Failures: Declines, Collapses, and Scandals

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Dec 2022
Rebel A. Cole, Sofia Johan and Denis Schweizer
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Concordia University
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Law and Finance, Financial Market Misconduct, Fraud, Regulation, Trust

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The Problems with and Promise of Entrepreneurial Finance

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Aug 2017
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 407 (150,420)
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Entrepreneurial Finance, Venture Capital, Private Equity, IPOs, Crowdfunding, Debt, Trade Credit, Angel Investors

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Legality and Fund Manager Compensation

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 02 Aug 2005
Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University - Finance
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Managerial Compensation, Incentive Contracts, Private Equity, Law and Finance

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A Dissection of Mutual Fund Fees, Flows, and Performance

Number of pages: 128 Posted: 24 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2017
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Yelin Zhang
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 401 (152,942)
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Mutual Funds, Management Expense Ratio (MER), Trailer Fees, 12b-1s

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Legal Protection, Corruption and Private Equity Returns in Asia

Journal of Business Ethics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Apr 2011
Florida Atlantic University, Continuity Capital Partners, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Wilshire Private Markets
Downloads 399 (153,803)
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Corruption, Law and Finance, Buyouts, Returns

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Financial Market Misconduct and Agency Conflicts: A Synthesis and Future Directions

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Jul 2015
Florida Atlantic University, CFA Institute and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 386 (159,524)
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Financial Market Misconduct, Fraud, Insider trading, Regulation, Enforcement, Law and Finance

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Is the Crowd Sensitive to Distance? — How Investment Decisions Differ by Investor Type

Small Business Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2016
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Concordia University
Downloads 371 (166,824)
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Distance, Equity Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship, Home Bias, Internet

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The IPO as an Exit Strategy for Venture Capitalists: Regional Lessons from Canada with International Comparisons

Handbook of Research on IPOs, Mario Levis and Silvio Vismara, eds., Edgar Elgar, 2012.
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Dec 2012
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 360 (172,462)

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Venture Capital, IPO

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Exchanges and Their Investors: A New Look at Reporting Issues, Fraud, and Other Problems by Exchange

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Jan 2012
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 357 (174,040)

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Corporate fraud; Exchange listing standards, Securities commissions, NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, TSXV, LSE, AIM, Pinksheets

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The Differential Impact of the Internet on Spurring Regional Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2013
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
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Internet, Investment, Regional Development, Government Program

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Governance and Success in U.S. Securities-Based Crowdfunding

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 12 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
Downloads 346 (180,087)
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Equity Crowdfunding, Governance, Delaware Incorporation, Fintech, COVID-19

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Demand Driven Securities Regulation: Evidence from Crowdfunding

Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 15, 361-379 (2013).
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2014
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 341 (182,996)
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crowd-funding, securities law, race-to-the-top, race-to-the-bottom

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Venture Capital Investment Duration

Journal of Small Business Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2009
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 335 (186,520)
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Venture Capital, Duration, Exits, Initial Public Offerings, Write-offs, Public Policy

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Provincial Preferences in Private Equity

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 369-398, 2006
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Feb 2005
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
Downloads 306 (203,874)
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Venture capital, private equity, home bias

Provincial Preferences in Private Equity

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 20, pp. 369-398, 2006
Posted: 07 Nov 2006
Sofia Johan and Douglas J. Cumming
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University

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home bias, private equity

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Private Equity Exits in Emerging Markets

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Apr 2015
Sofia Johan and Minjie Zhang
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Odette School of Business - University of Windsor
Downloads 300 (209,887)
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Private Equity, emerging markets, IPO, BRIC countries, corruption

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Do Financial Analysts Perform a Monitoring Role in China? Evidence from Modified Audit Opinions

Abacus, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 14 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2015
Jiandong Chen, Rong Ding, Wenxuan Hou and Sofia Johan
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, NEOMA Business School, University of Edinburgh - Business School and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 295 (213,583)
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Modified Audit Opinion (MAO), Analyst Coverage, Analyst Following, State-owned enterprises, China

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Institutional Investors, Political Connections and Incidence of Corporate Fraud

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2012-042
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Nov 2012
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Antai College of Economics & Management, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 273 (231,306)
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Fraud, Political connection, Institutional investor, China

A New Look at Reporting Fraud: By Exchange

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2011-050
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Nov 2011
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 187 (332,025)

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Corporate fraud, Exchange listing standards, Securities commissions, NYSE

A New Look at Reporting Fraud: By Exchange

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Oct 2011
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
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Corporate Fraud, Exchange Listing Standards, Securities Commissions, NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, TSXV, LSE, AIM, Pinksheets

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Crowdfunding and Intellectual Property

Colorado Technology Law Journal
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 24 May 2024
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
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crowdfunding, intellectual property, misconduct, academic integrity

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Public Policy Towards Entrepreneurial Finance: Spillovers and the Scale-Up Gap

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 31 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 21 May 2018
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Yelin Zhang
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 235 (268,548)
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Are Hedge Funds Registered in Delaware Different?

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 May 2013 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2014
Douglas J. Cumming, Na Dai and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University, SUNY at Albany - School of Business and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 224 (281,344)
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Hedge Funds, Delaware, Law and Finance

Corporate Finance and the Governance Implications of Removing Government Support Programs

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2014-021
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2015
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance, Concordia University and Western University
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Investment funds, Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations (LSVCCs), tax subsidies, value destruction

Corporate Finance and the Governance Implications of Removing Government Support Programs

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Nov 2015
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance, Concordia University and Western University
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Investment funds, Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations (LSVCCs), tax subsidies, value destruction

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Determinants of Cross-Border Venture Capital Investments in Emerging and Developed Economies: The Effects of Relational and Institutional Trust

Journal of Business Ethics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2016
Daniel Hain, Sofia Johan and Daojuan Wang
IKE, DRUID, Aalborg University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Aalborg University - Department of Business and Management
Downloads 217 (289,978)
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Venture capital, institutional trust, relational trust, corruption, China, syndication, emerging economies

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Do Political Connections Matter in Accessing Capital Markets? Evidence from China

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2015
Xiaolu Bao, Sofia Johan and Kenji Kutsuna
Kobe University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and University of Tokyo
Downloads 212 (296,423)
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IPO; Political connection; Start-ups; China; capital market regulation

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Does Religiosity Influence Venture Capital Investment Decisions?

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2020
Lancaster University Management School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and University of Exeter Business School
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Religiosity, Venture Capital, Risk-Aversion

53.

Governance and Success in U.S. Securities-Based Crowdfunding

Center for Financial Studies Working Paper No. 668, 2021
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 02 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
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Equity Crowdfunding, Governance, Delaware Incorporation, Fintech, COVID-19

54.

Listing Standards and Fraud

Managerial and Decision Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 31 Mar 2013
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
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Corporate fraud, Exchange listing standards, Securities commissions, NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, TSXV, LSE, AIM, PinkSheets

55.

End-of-Day Price Manipulation and M&As

British Journal of Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2019
Florida Atlantic University, Capital Markets CRC, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and University of Exeter Business School
Downloads 175 (353,390)
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Market Manipulation, M&As, Premiums, Regulation

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Institutional Investors, Political Connections, and the Incidence of Regulatory Enforcement Against Corporate Fraud

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Oct 2014
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Antai College of Economics & Management, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 173 (356,882)
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Fraud; Political connections; Institutional investor; China

Cameras Tracking Shoppers: The Economics of Retail Video Surveillance

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Jul 2013
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 99 (558,056)

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Video Surveillance, Retail Stores

Cameras Tracking Shoppers: The Economics of Retail Video Surveillance

Eurasian Business Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 31 May 2015
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 69 (692,830)

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Video Surveillance, Retail Entrepreneurs, Information Asymmetry, Search Costs

58.

Developments in Financial Institutions, Governance, Agency Costs, and Misconduct

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Jun 2017
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Rejo Peter
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and York University - Schulich School of Business
Downloads 166 (369,969)
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Misconduct, Fraud, Corporate Governance, Auditors, Directors, CEO Turnover

59.

Banks Joining Venture Capital Investments: Portfolio Selection, Strategic Objectives, Performance and Exit

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2018-039
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 19 Nov 2018
Sofia Johan and Samuele Murtinu
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Utrecht University - School of Economics
Downloads 162 (377,807)
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bank, venture capital, syndication, Europe, matching, performance

60.

Mixed Methods in Venture Capital Research: An Illustrative Study and Directions for Future Work

Accepted for publication in the British Journal of Management. To cite that paper: Levasseur, L., Johan, S., & Eckhardt, J. (2021). Mixed methods in venture capital research: An illustrative study and directions for future work. British Journal of Management. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12514.
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2021
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Downloads 161 (379,788)
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Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Venture Capital, Learning, Mixed Methods

61.

Technology Parks and Entrepreneurial Outcomes around the World

International Journal of Managerial Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Feb 2013
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
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technology parks, entrepreneurship, new firm creation, growth, entrepreneurial finance

62.

Quality Revealing Versus Overstating in Equity Crowdfunding

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 08 May 2020 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2020
Sofia Johan and Yelin Zhang
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 158 (385,988)
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Equity Crowdfunding, Information Asymmetry, Qualitative Information

63.

The Changing Latitude: Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations in Canada

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2014
Sofia Johan, Denis Schweizer and Feng Zhan
Florida Atlantic University - Finance, Concordia University and Western University
Downloads 150 (403,088)
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Venture capital, Private equity, LSVCCs, Government policy, Corporate governance, Retail investors, Mutual funds, Tournament behaviour theory

64.

Phasing Out an Inefficient Venture Capital Tax Credit

Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 May 2010
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
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Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Tax Policy, Canada

65.

How Alternative Finance Informs Central Themes in Corporate Finance

Farag, H. and Johan, S., 2021. How alternative finance informs central themes in corporate finance. Journal of Corporate Finance, 67, p.101879.
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 May 2021 Last Revised: 02 May 2021
Hisham Farag and Sofia Johan
University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 141 (423,547)
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Peer-to-Peer lending, Fintech, Cryptocurrencies, ICOs, Digital Finance, Alternative Finance

66.

What is Mutual Fund Flow?

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Vol. 62, No. 222-251, 2019
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan and Yelin Zhang
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 134 (441,012)
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Mutual Fund Flows, Mutual Fund Returns, Trailer Fees, Information Asymmetry

67.

A Drop in an Empty Pond: Canadian Public Policy towards Venture Capital

Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Nov 2016
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 132 (446,197)
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Venture Capital, Government Programs, Public Policy

68.

The Effects of Institutional Ownership on Corporate Venture Capital Investment Decisions

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 15 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2022
Sofia Johan and Yuan Li
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Atlantic University
Downloads 123 (471,559)

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Corporate venture capital, institutional ownership, ownership heterogeneity, exploration and exploitation investments

69.

Phasing Out an Inefficient Tax Credit

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Nov 2008
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 123 (471,559)

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Canadian Tax Policy, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

70.

Common Auditors and Cross-Country M&A Transactions

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 May 2016 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2017
Lancaster University Management School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and University of Exeter Business School
Downloads 117 (489,939)
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Auditors; Information transfer; M&As

71.

Comparative Capitalisms and Energy Transitions: Renewable Energy in the European Union

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Feb 2019
Manchester Metropolitan University, The University of Manchester - Alliance Manchester Business School, Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 113 (502,878)
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Institutional Theory; International Business; Varieties of Capitalism; Renewable Energy; European Union

72.

The Unintended Consequences of Biotechnology Innovation Adoption

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Dec 2018
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance, Silver Oak Services Partners and Howard University - School of Business
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biotechnology, technological innovation, social innovation, certified organic operations

73.

Business Advisory Services and Innovation during Pandemic Times: Evidence from Small Businesses*

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Jun 2022
Universidad de los Andes, Chile - School of Business and Economics, ESE Business School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Universidad de los Andes, Chile
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entrepreneurship, innovation, pandemic, small businesses

74.

Government Venture Capital Research: Fake Science and Bad Public Policy

Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Dec 2018
Douglas J. Cumming and Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University and Florida Atlantic University - Finance
Downloads 107 (523,302)

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Government Venture Capital; Crowding Out; Science and Public Policy

75.

E-Commerce Policy and International Business

Management International Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Oct 2022
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance, University of Aberdeen and University of Aberdeen
Downloads 106 (526,933)

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e-commerce, cross-border online business activities, global ecommerce, platforms, networks, institutions

76.

An Anatomy of Entrepreneurial Pursuits in Relation to Poverty

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 28 May 2019 Last Revised: 29 May 2019
Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Howard University - School of Business
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Entrepreneurial activity, income inequality, opportunity, poverty, public policy, development

77.

Investors’ Industry Preference in Equity Crowdfunding

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Aug 2021
Sofia Johan and Yelin Zhang
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 105 (530,525)
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Equity Crowdfunding, Industry Effect, Business Valuation

78.

The Effectiveness of Public Enforcement: Evidence from the Resolution of Tunneling in China

Journal of Business Ethics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Sep 2014
University of Strathclyde - Strathclyde Business School, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and University of Cologne
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Corporate Governance, Tunneling, Enforcement

79.

Who is Entrepreneurial? Evidence from Late Bloomer Firms with M&A strategies

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 30 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2021
EDHEC Business School, University of Vaasa, Florida Atlantic University - Finance and EDHEC Business School
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Entrepreneurial orientation, Entrepreneurial posturing, Sustainable Competitive Advantage, Competitive aggressiveness, IPO, Mergers and Acquisitions, Industry Lifecycle, Resource Advantage.

80.

Does Crowdfunding Democratize Success? Revisiting the Effects of Agglomeration and Localized Knowledge Spillover on Creative Projects

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Nov 2019
Sofia Johan and Jon Taylor
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Florida Gulf Coast University - Department of Accounting, Finance & Business Law
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Art, Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship, FinTech, Geography

81.

Quality Revealing or Overstating? — Analysis on Qualitative Startup Information in Equity Crowdfunding

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 03 Dec 2018
Sofia Johan and Yelin Zhang
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 81 (624,907)
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Equity Crowdfunding, Information Asymmetry, Textual Information, Title III of JOBS Act

82.

Business Advisory Services and Female Employment in an Extreme Institutional Context

British Journal of Management
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2020
Sofia Johan and Patricio Valenzuela
Florida Atlantic University - Finance and Universidad de los Andes, Chile
Downloads 78 (638,209)
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business training; employment; entrepreneurship; institutional context

83.

Does Climate Change Risk Influence the Performance of Newly Listed Firms?

Posted: 01 May 2023
University of Leeds, Florida Atlantic University - Finance, University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School and University of Leeds - Faculty of Business

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Climate Change Risk, ESG, IPOs, Underpricing, Long-term Performance

84.

Religious and Social Narratives and Crowdfunding Success

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 80(4):101595
Posted: 17 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2023
Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, University of Aberdeen, Florida Atlantic University - Finance, Loughborough University - School of Business and Economics and Independent

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Crowdfunding; religiosity; linguistic narrative; moral foundation

85.

Investment Ties Gone Awry

Academy of Management Journal (Forthcoming)
Posted: 13 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2019
Kourosh Shafi, Ali Mohammadi and Sofia Johan
California State University, East Bay, Copenhagen Business School - Department of Strategy and Innovation and Florida Atlantic University - Finance

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Inter-organizational relationships, reputation, signaling theory, tie discontinuation, venture capital

86.

Listing Standards as a Signal of IPO Preparedness and Quality

International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2010
Posted: 26 Oct 2013
Sofia Johan
Florida Atlantic University - Finance

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Initial public offerings; Listing standards; Junior stock markets

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Total Downloads: 171
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Employee welfare, social capital, and IPO survival

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
University of Leeds, Florida Atlantic University - Finance, University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School and University of Leeds - Faculty of Business
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IPO survival, employee welfare, social capital, longevity