Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether cumulative voting can help ease the conflicts between board of directors and minority shareholders. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use voting result of shareholder proposals as an indicator of the level of conflicts...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study filer identities and voting outcomes of Canadian shareholder proposals and their impact on shareholders' wealth during the period from 2001 to 2008. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 762 Canadian shareholder proposals and related...

Purpose -While advantageous, the role of family control is under-explored in finance. Family ownership can help guarantee stability of business and long-term planning. The purpose of this study is to examine whether block-holder ownership differentially affects the long-term performance of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study filer identities and voting outcomes of Canadian shareholder proposals and their impact on shareholders' wealth during the period from 2001 to 2008. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 762 Canadian shareholder proposals and related...