I collect 1,186 reported estimates of long-run value creation from 49 studies and present the first meta-analysis of the literature on shareholder activism and its effect on firm value in the longrun. This synthesis is necessary because shareholder activism is increasing over time and across...

Making detailed annual general meeting (AGM) minutes available online allows absentee investors to understand the discussion that took place during the AGM, and other interested parties to gauge the intensity of investor activism and stakeholder engagement from the questions posed. This paper...

Shareholder activism constitutes an increasingly prominent feature of corporate governance landscape. There is a controversy in prior research over whether and how much value activism creates. We examine whether estimates of the impact of shareholder activism are published selectively in prior...

The Korean Stewardship Code is remarkably similar to the UK Stewardship Code in terms of the language. However, a significant difference lies in the motivation. A major concern in the UK is the dormancy of institutional investors in widely-held shareholding. Conversely, a primary purpose of...

Investors have in recent years attempted to add climate proposals to the ballot of shareholder meetings, requesting climate disclosures, say on climate, or emission targets. However, many corporate law systems view environmental (and social) issues as matters of strategy and statutorily...

In this Closer Look, we consider current trends in shareholder activism and their potential impact. We examine the introduction of universal proxies, the increase in “activism experience” among directors, and the changing strategies of activists. With the regulatory and market environments...

The Indian corporate landscape is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of cases revolving around shareholder activism wherein activist investors are no longer content to merely being passive owners and are exercising their will by virtue of their voting rights in general meetings. This...