Alessandro Zattoni is Professor of Management at Parthenope University of Naples. He is also Professor of Corporate Governance at Bocconi University and Director of the Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department of SDA Bocconi School of Management. He is one of two screening editors for Corporate Governance: An International Review, the premiere scholarly journal in corporate governance. William Judge is Professor of Strategic Management and the E. V. Williams Chair of Strategic Leadership at Old Dominion University (ODU). He is Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Governance: An International Review, the premiere scholarly journal in corporate governance.

'This book is the first, and at this point definitive, cross-national examination of IPO markets. As such it will be an invaluable tool to scholars, policymakers and corporations. The breadth and scope of the papers is impressive and the collective knowledge will serve as a primary source of foundational knowledge for years to come.' Tim Devinney, Professor of Strategy, University of Technology, Sydney

• List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction William Judge and Alessandro Zattoni; 2. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Australia Helen Wei Hu and Monica Guo-Sze Tan; 3. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Belgium Yves Fassin, Abigail Levrau and Lutgart Van den Berghe; 4. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Canada Dhirendra Shukla; 5. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in China Jean Jinghan Chen and Stephen X. H. Gong; 6. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Germany Till Talaulicar; 7. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in India Nisha Kohli; 8. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Israel Stav Fainshmidt; 9. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Italy Alessandro Zattoni and Chiara Mosca; 10. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Japan Hideaki Sakawa and Naoki Watanabel; 11. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Majdi A. Quttainah and William F. Paczkowski; 12. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Mexico Jose Luis Rivas; 13. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the Netherlands Hans van Ees and Teye Marra; 14. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Nigeria Emmanuel Afolabi Adegbite; 15. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Russia Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. McCarthy; 16. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Singapore Michael A. Witt; 17. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Spain Félix J. López-Iturriaga and Ignacio Danvila del Valle; 18. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Sweden Jonas Gabrielsson; 19. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Switzerland Winfried Ruigrok and Dimitrios G. Georgakakis; 20. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Turkey Sibel Yamak and Bengi Ertuna; 21. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the United Kingdom R. Greg Bell; 22. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the United States Krista Lewellyn and William Judge; Index.

Alessandro Zattoni is Professor of Management at Parthenope University of Naples. He is also Professor of Corporate Governance at Bocconi University and Director of the Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department of SDA Bocconi School of Management. He is one of two screening editors for Corporate Governance: An International Review, the premiere scholarly journal in corporate governance. William Judge is Professor of Strategic Management and the E. V. Williams Chair of Strategic Leadership at Old Dominion University (ODU). He is Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Governance: An International Review, the premiere scholarly journal in corporate governance.

'This book is the first, and at this point definitive, cross-national examination of IPO markets. As such it will be an invaluable tool to scholars, policymakers and corporations. The breadth and scope of the papers is impressive and the collective knowledge will serve as a primary source of foundational knowledge for years to come.' Tim Devinney, Professor of Strategy, University of Technology, Sydney

• List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction William Judge and Alessandro Zattoni; 2. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Australia Helen Wei Hu and Monica Guo-Sze Tan; 3. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Belgium Yves Fassin, Abigail Levrau and Lutgart Van den Berghe; 4. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Canada Dhirendra Shukla; 5. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in China Jean Jinghan Chen and Stephen X. H. Gong; 6. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Germany Till Talaulicar; 7. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in India Nisha Kohli; 8. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Israel Stav Fainshmidt; 9. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Italy Alessandro Zattoni and Chiara Mosca; 10. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Japan Hideaki Sakawa and Naoki Watanabel; 11. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Majdi A. Quttainah and William F. Paczkowski; 12. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Mexico Jose Luis Rivas; 13. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the Netherlands Hans van Ees and Teye Marra; 14. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Nigeria Emmanuel Afolabi Adegbite; 15. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Russia Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. McCarthy; 16. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Singapore Michael A. Witt; 17. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Spain Félix J. López-Iturriaga and Ignacio Danvila del Valle; 18. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Sweden Jonas Gabrielsson; 19. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Switzerland Winfried Ruigrok and Dimitrios G. Georgakakis; 20. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Turkey Sibel Yamak and Bengi Ertuna; 21. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the United Kingdom R. Greg Bell; 22. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the United States Krista Lewellyn and William Judge; Index.

Alessandro Zattoni is Professor of Management at Parthenope University of Naples. He is also Professor of Corporate Governance at Bocconi University and Director of the Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department of SDA Bocconi School of Management. He is one of two screening editors for Corporate Governance: An International Review, the premiere scholarly journal in corporate governance. William Judge is Professor of Strategic Management and the E. V. Williams Chair of Strategic Leadership at Old Dominion University (ODU). He is Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Governance: An International Review, the premiere scholarly journal in corporate governance.

'This book is the first, and at this point definitive, cross-national examination of IPO markets. As such it will be an invaluable tool to scholars, policymakers and corporations. The breadth and scope of the papers is impressive and the collective knowledge will serve as a primary source of foundational knowledge for years to come.' Tim Devinney, Professor of Strategy, University of Technology, Sydney

• List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction William Judge and Alessandro Zattoni; 2. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Australia Helen Wei Hu and Monica Guo-Sze Tan; 3. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Belgium Yves Fassin, Abigail Levrau and Lutgart Van den Berghe; 4. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Canada Dhirendra Shukla; 5. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in China Jean Jinghan Chen and Stephen X. H. Gong; 6. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Germany Till Talaulicar; 7. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in India Nisha Kohli; 8. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Israel Stav Fainshmidt; 9. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Italy Alessandro Zattoni and Chiara Mosca; 10. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Japan Hideaki Sakawa and Naoki Watanabel; 11. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Majdi A. Quttainah and William F. Paczkowski; 12. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Mexico Jose Luis Rivas; 13. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the Netherlands Hans van Ees and Teye Marra; 14. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Nigeria Emmanuel Afolabi Adegbite; 15. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Russia Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. McCarthy; 16. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Singapore Michael A. Witt; 17. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Spain Félix J. López-Iturriaga and Ignacio Danvila del Valle; 18. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Sweden Jonas Gabrielsson; 19. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Switzerland Winfried Ruigrok and Dimitrios G. Georgakakis; 20. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Turkey Sibel Yamak and Bengi Ertuna; 21. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the United Kingdom R. Greg Bell; 22. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in the United States Krista Lewellyn and William Judge; Index.