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ABSTRACT National and supranational institutions are establishing emission trading systems and control schemes in an attempt to manage stakeholders' willingness to engage with regulatory systems and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Nonetheless, despite the national and supranational focus on carbon neutrality, little research has been centered ...
Daniele Giordino +3 more
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Shareholder Activism in Europe: A Rising Trend?
This article discusses the rising trend of shareholder activism in Europe. It summarizes the empirical evidence on different levels of shareholder activism across the world and offers three potential explanations for the higher level of shareholder activism in the US compared to continental Europe. First, the omnipresence of controlling shareholders in
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Institutional investors and corporate governance [PDF]
The growing dominance of equity holdings by institutional investors, both domestic and international, is casting a sharp focus on their activities and owners and monitors of firms.
Davis, P
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ABSTRACT This study examines the intricate and asymmetric relationship between corporate greenhouse gas emission disclosure and stock returns and crash risks, focusing on listed firms in six Commonwealth African countries characterized by regulatory fragility, limited investor protection, and growing climate vulnerability.
Idorenyin J. Okon +2 more
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The Principle of Independence versus Unity of Management and Ownership in Commercial Enterprises: A Comparative Legal Analysis of Iranian and U.S. Corporate Law [PDF]
The principle of independence versus unity of management and ownership in commercial enterprises represents a foundational debate in corporate governance, reflecting divergent legal philosophies and institutional practices across jurisdictions.
Seyyed Ali Kahangi Shahreza +2 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility in a Corporate Governance Framework [PDF]
We argue that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) may affect the agency relationship inside a firm. We analyze how CSR and the threat of stakeholder activism influence effort of manager and shareholder, and describe how CSR may arise endogenously in ...
Linda A. Toolsema, Yohanes E. Riyanto
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New Frontiers in the Relationship Between National and European Courts [PDF]
The central question pervading this discussion is simply stated: whether and to what extent the European Court of Justice (“Court of Justice” or “Court”) (and the European institutions more generally) can count on the courts of the Member States to ...
Bermann, George A.
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The Relationship Between Board Diversity and Corporate Environmental Performance: A Meta‐Analysis
ABSTRACT The association between corporate governance mechanisms and corporate environmental performance has gained increasing academic engagement; however, existing empirical studies provide inconsistent results. This study aims at empirically summarizing the results of previous research on the relationship between different characteristics of board ...
My Hanh Doan +3 more
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Public ‘say on pay’ activism in South Africa: Targets, challengers, themes and impact
Background: Shareholders and other stakeholders in South Africa are increasingly raising their concerns in public about seemingly excessive executive remuneration. Most of their criticism is rooted in the large and growing wage gap in the country.
Suzette Viviers +3 more
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ABSTRACT While corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship assumes that organizational consistency signals effectiveness, there remains a knowledge gap about how MNCs navigate competing institutional logics between headquarters and subsidiaries. This study investigates how managerial sensemaking mediates the effects of institutional pressures on ...
Charles Antony Diab, Wendy Stubbs
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