Discuss the Advantages and Disadvantages of an Initial Public Offer

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Essay

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of an initial public offer for a firm.Describe the content and purposes of a prospectus, and outline several methods that are followed by the arranger of an IPO.Refer to the so-called underpricing phenomenon.

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Definitions:

Process Gains

Factors that contribute to team effectiveness.

Synergy

The concept that the total amount of work produced by a team is greater than the amount of work produced by individual members working independently.

Sequential Interdependence

A work process situation where the output of one task becomes the input for the next task, requiring coordination and timing between tasks.

Nominal Group Technique

A structured way for team members to generate ideas and identify solutions in which each member is asked the same question in relation to a work issue and requested to write as many answers as possible. Answers are read aloud and voted upon.