35 years of socially responsible investing (SRI) research: General trends over time
South African Journal of Business Management, 2012 This article describes 35 years of academic research into investment practices that in some way integrate a consideration of environmental, social and corporate governance issues.
S. Viviers, N. S. Eccles
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Shareholders as Stakeholders: A Future Paradigm for Institutional Activism in Japan [PDF]
, 2017 Over the last quarter century, the landscape of Japanese corporate governance has been overhauled by a combination of domestic reform, financial collapse, and foreign influence.
Brodeur, Garrett L.
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CEO Compensation and the ESG Activities of Compensation Peers
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between executive compensation at focal firms and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of compensation peer (CP) firms. Despite the growing integration of ESG metrics into executive compensation design, and the mandatory disclosure of CP groups, no prior research has examined ...
Jamshed Iqbal +2 more
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Shareholder activism in Japan: social pressure, private cost and organized crime [PDF]
Prior research provides mixed results on the capacity of American shareholder activists to improve managerial behavior. In Japan, however, alternative means of external control (e.g. take-over, litigations) are not as effective as in the U.S. Challenging
Hilary, Gilles, Oshika, Tomoki
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Blockholder dispersion and firm value [PDF]
, 2009 This paper analyzes the impact of blockownership dispersion on firm value. Blockholdings by multiple blockholders is a widespread phenomenon in the U.S. market. It is not clear, however, whether dispersion among blockholder is preferable to having a more
Konijn, Sander J. J. +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
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What is the purpose of ultra-processed food? An exploratory analysis of the financialisation of ultra-processed food corporations and implications for public health. [PDF]
Global Health, 2023 Wood B +6 more
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The pervasive power of man-made news
Pacific Journalism Review, 2006 Since the first woman was appointed as editor of a major newspaper in New Zealand in the mid 1980s, what has been the progress of women to top editorships? And what is the status of women at governance, management and staff journalist levels?
Judy McGregor
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Focus on: Mobilizing Investors Networks behind Shareholder Activism in France
, 2012 International audienceThis paper makes three contributions: first, it analyses and conceptualizes professional shareholder activists and their use of international investor networks to engage French companies. We explain the changes in French legislation
Gates, Stephen, Girard, Carine
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Show Me the Money: The CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule and the Quest for Effective Executive Compensation Reform [PDF]
, 2016 This Note discusses past attempts to combat growing levels of executive compensation, analyzes the role of both shareholders and directors in the compensation-setting process, and discusses conflicting views concerning shareholder-director power, the ...
Marino, Biagio
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