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Minority shareholder activism in light of the Indian companies act, 2013

International Journal of Law and Management, 2022
Purpose The genesis of “shareholder activism” in the USA may be traced back to several decades, but it only evolved in India at the start of the 21st century.
Pooja Sharma, S. Sachdeva
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Shareholder Activism: The Suspicious Shareholder

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
The European Commission sees active institutional ownership as an important corporate governance mechanism, and several regulatory initiatives have been taken to enhance shareholder activism by improving shareholders’ rights and facilitating shareholder monitoring.
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THE MYTH OF DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT BY SHAREHOLDERS AND SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM IN LISTED COMPANIES

Obiter
This article aims to articulate two main arguments. The first is that even though shareholders are the owners of the capital of their business enterprises and are apparently best suited to oversee the direction of their businesses, they are in fact very ...
T. Mongalo
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Shareholder activism, divestment, and sustainability

Accounting & Finance
This paper provides a systematic review of the literature pertaining to shareholder activism, divestment, and sustainability. Since the early 2000s, scholars have been engaged in research to better understand shareholder activism and firm divestment.
Yun Shen, Martina Linnenluecke, Tom Smith   +2 more
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Shareholder Activism in Banking [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
This paper conducts the first assessment of shareholder activism in banking and its effects on risk and performance. The focus is on the conflicts among bank shareholders, managers, and creditors (e.g., regulators, deposit insurer, taxpayers, depositors). This paper finds activism may generally be a destabilizing force, increasing bank risk-taking, but
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Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: The Role of Shareholder Activism in Emerging Markets

Journal of Management and Informatics
Corporate governance is crucial in enhancing competitiveness and attracting investment, particularly in emerging markets that face challenges such as complex regulatory environments and ownership structures.
Miftahurrohman, Haryo Kusumo, Munifah
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Non‐controlling shareholder activism and executive pay‐for‐performance sensitivity: Evidence from the over‐appointment of directors in the Chinese market

Accounting & Finance
We examine the impact of non‐controlling shareholder activism on the effectiveness of executive compensation contract, particularly focusing on the over‐appointment of directors in A‐share firms listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges from ...
Shengnan Li, Jiaqi Wang, Xinya Zheng, Chiyun Zhu   +3 more
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Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks

Strategic Management Journal, 2019
This paper examines whether -- in the absence of mandated disclosure requirements -- shareholder activism can elicit greater disclosure of firms' exposure to climate change risks.
C. Flammer, M. Toffel, Kala Viswanathan
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Institutional Shareholder Activism

2021
This book examines the shareholder activism of institutional investors, and the effect of this activism on portfolio performance. By focusing on 118 institutional investors headquartered in the United States, the book is unique in addressing the shareholder activism of a large sample.
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Shareholder Activism im Rahmen der Hauptversammlung

, 2022
The study addresses the phenomenon of "shareholder activism" in the context of the annual general meeting. In view of the current relevance of this phenomenon also in German capital market law, this highly innovative work is of great practical importance
Christina Albath
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