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Institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria [PDF]
Corporate Governance (Bingley), 2016 Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria. It addresses the paucity of empirical research on institutional shareholder activism in sub-Saharan Africa. Design/methodology/approach This study uses agency theory to understand the institutional shareholder approach to shareholder activism in ...
Emmanuel Adegbite, Michael John Jones
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Institutional Investors: A Literature Review [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2023 We survey the related theories and burgeoning literature on the consequences of institutional investors’ holdings and shareholder activism campaigns.
Qian Rui
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Role of No-Voting shareholder activism in corporate governance in a developing Arab country [PDF]
Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2019 Because of agency conflict in firms with dispersed ownership, governance mechanisms to mitigate this agency cost, such as shareholders’ active monitoring of the firm’s management, have been developed.
Ali Mohamed Albakoush, Zuaini Ishak
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Reflecting on the changing landscape of shareholder activism in South Africa
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2021 Background: Investors around the globe are increasingly focusing on investing in a responsible manner by accounting for environmental, social and corporate governance aspects alongside financial performance.
Nadia Mans-Kemp, Marilee van Zyl
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Does high-speed rail stimulate shareholder activism by small investors in China?
China Journal of Accounting Studies, 2021 This study investigates the effects of high-speed rail (HSR) introduction in China on small investors’ on-site participation in shareholders’ general meetings, which is used to measure the ‘inverse distance–participation syndrome’.
Qiong Wang, Kemin Wang
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Liquidity and Shareholder Activism [PDF]
Review of Financial Studies, 2010 Blockholders' incentives to intervene in corporate governance are weakened by free-rider problems and high costs of activism. Theory suggests activists may recoup expenses through informed trading of target firms' stock when stocks are liquid. We show that stock liquidity increases the probability of activism, but less so for potentially overvalued ...
Øyvind Norli +2 more
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 2020 The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the issues of shareholder activism in Malaysia. The findings shows that shareholder activism already taken place in Malaysia.
Muhammad Aiman Awalluddin
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Shareholder activism and the environment
, 2021 The significance of shareholder activism on (social and) environmental issues has grown in importance over the years. Through dialogue and engagement with companies, filing of shareholder proposals or/and discussions at the annual general meeting, activist shareholders take on a proactive role (as opposed to simply selling their shares) to stimulate ...
Rodrigue M., Michelon G.
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CLASSIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDERS ACTIVISM AIMING TO INFLUENCE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting, 2023 The subject of this study is a pro-sustainable activism. The main focus is concentrated on both consumers and investors. The aim of the elaboration is to draw attention towards sustainable development trend in current economy.
Danuta Dziawgo
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Institutional ownership, environmental, social, and governance performance and disclosure – a review on empirical quantitative research [PDF]
Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2020 Since the financial crisis of 2008–2009, nonfinancial-related shareholder activism increased, as public interest entities (PIEs) should strengthen their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities.
Patrick Velte
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