African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

The social side of IPOs: Twitter sentiment and investors’ attention in the IPO primary market

Gian Luca Gregori
  • Gian Luca Gregori
  • Department of Management, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Piazzale Martelli n.8, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
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Luca Marinelli, Camilla Mazzoli
  • Luca Marinelli, Camilla Mazzoli
  • Department of Management, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Piazzale Martelli n.8, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
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Sabrina Severini
  • Sabrina Severini
  • Department of Management, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Piazzale Martelli n.8, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
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  •  Received: 12 October 2020
  •  Accepted: 12 November 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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