Characteristics and determinants of the board of directors of growing Spanish SMEs going public

• Published in: Journal of small business and enterprise development Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 363 - 380
• Main Authors: Palacín-Sánchez, María-José, Bravo, Francisco, Reguera-Alvarado, Nuria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 04.06.2019; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Boards of directors; Corporate governance; Entrepreneurial finance; Entrepreneurs; Financial leverage; Initial public offerings; Investments; Outside directors; Small & medium sized enterprises-SME; Australia; United States > US; Spain; IPO; Board size; Board composition; SMEs; Board structure

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics and the determinants of board structure in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the process of going public within the continental European corporate system. Design/methodology/approach These issues are explored through the...