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Competitive Posture And Ipo Performance In High Technology Firms, Anthony Wilbon
Competitive Posture And Ipo Performance In High Technology Firms, Anthony Wilbon
Anthony Wilbon
Small to medium sized technology firms significantly impact the national and world economy and it is paramount that the best-managed firms have long term success. Empirical analysis must determine the competitive posture that will enhance performance and increase success rates for this population. This research examines the competitive posture of 168 high technology initial public offering (IPO) firms from 1992 and their short term and long term performance. Content analysis of the IPO prospectus provides the source of data for the variables. The research supports the hypotheses that pioneering competitive posture outperform others in the population.
No Titleshrinking The Digital Divide: The Moderating Role Of Technology Environments, Anthony Wilbon
No Titleshrinking The Digital Divide: The Moderating Role Of Technology Environments, Anthony Wilbon
Anthony Wilbon
A fully integrated digital world has become a reality, and all segments of society must embrace it in order to be contributing partners to future success in the US. As the use of information technology (IT) has grown, the demand for workers with technical skills has also increased dramatically. Yet the supply of these workers has not kept pace. One reason for this supply-demand disparity is the insufficient number of women and minorities entering engineering and science-related fields. This is disturbing given that these two groups are the fastest growing segment of the US population. Empirical research is needed to …