Foley, Maggie; Cebula, Richard; Jun, Chulhee; Boylan, Robert - In: Corporate Governance 15 (2015) 4, pp. 546-562
Purpose – This study aims to analyze withdrawn shareholder proposals to gain insight into the role of shareholder proposals in the governance of public corporations. Design/methodology/approach – A cursory look at the data suggests that unions are the most likely group to withdraw proposals....