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Responsible ownership, shareholder value and the new shareholder activism
Roberts, John; Sanderson, Paul; Hendry, John; Barker, … - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2004
In this paper we use interview data to explore the new shareholder activism of mainstream UK institutional investors. We describe contemporary practices of corporate governance monitoring and engagement and how they vary across institutions, and explore the motivations behind them. Existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005687943
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Applying 'Comply-or-Explain': Conformance with Codes of Corporate Governance in the UK and Germany
Seidl, David; Sanderson, Paul; Roberts, John - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2009
application very little is known about the ways in which managers apply the principle – in particular, how they make use of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010614644
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The Mechanism of Voting Efficiency
Schouten, M.C. - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2010
In the wake of the financial crisis, shareholders are increasingly relied upon to monitor directors. But while much has been written about directors' flawed judgments, remarkably little is known about shareholders' ability to make accurate judgments. What determines whether shareholders make the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010614650
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The corporate-fund manager interface: objectives, information and valuation
Roberts, John; Sanderson, Paul; Hendry, John; Barker, … - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2004
Fund managers are the primary investment decision-makers in the stock market, and corporate executives are their … findings from interview research conducted with chief financial officers (CFOs) and investor relations managers from FTSE 100 … companies and with chief investment officers (CIOs) and fund managers (FMs) from large institutional investors. Of particular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005162865
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The Impact on U.K. Acquirers of Domestic, Cross-border, Public and Private Acquisitions
Conn, Robert L; Cosh, Andy; Guest, Paul M; Hughes, Alan - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2003
We examine the announcement and post-acquisition share returns of 4,000 acquisitions by U.K. public firms during 1984-1998. We include acquisitions of domestic and cross-border targets, and of both publicly quoted and privately held targets. In acquisitions of domestic public targets, abnormal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005687949
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Stock Markets in Low and Middle Income Countries
Singh, Ajit - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2008
This paper explores the question of whether the institution of the stock market is likely to be helpful to low and middle income countries in promoting development of their real economy and ensuring fast industrial growth. The case for and against the stock market inevitably involves a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005813035
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Gender pay inequity: a question for corporate social responsibility?
Browne, Jude - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2002
This paper examines the extent to which contemporary business-led approaches designed to maximize female human capital are effective in reducing the gendered pay gap in the British labour market. In particular it asks whether the approach outlined by the latest Cabinet Office Review on women's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005813037
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Enhancing Corporate Governance for Financial Institutions: The Role of International Standards
Alexander, Kern; Dhumale, Rahul - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2001
The threat of systemic risk in international financial markets necessitates the establishment of universal standards for corporate governance of financial institutions. This paper addresses some important issues and concepts in the governance of multinational financial institutions and why...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005162857
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Corporate governance, competition, the new international financial architecture and large corporations in emerging markets
Singh, Ajit; Weisse, Bruce; Singh, Alaka - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2002
This paper examines from the developing countries perspective important analytical and policy issues arising from: a) the current international discussions about corporate governance in relation to the New International Financial Architecture; b) changes in the international competitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005162858
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Corporate Governance, Competition And Finance: Re-Thinking Lessons From The Asian Crisis
Glen, Jack; Singh, Ajit - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2004
This paper critically examines the Greenspan-Summers-IMF thesis concerning the Asian crisis, which suggested that the fundamental causes of the Asian crisis lay in the microeconomic behavior of economic agents in these societies - in the Asian way of doing business. The paper concentrates on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005687954