bidder outside blockholders as either aggressive monitors or moderate monitors, and tests whether the degrees of monitoring … target and bidder. The results support the premise that better monitoring leads to higher gains for shareholders in a …/value – These findings imply that agency conflicts on either side of a takeover bid may be reduced by better monitoring, but …

bidder outside blockholders as either aggressive monitors or moderate monitors, and tests whether the degrees of monitoring … target and bidder. The results support the premise that better monitoring leads to higher gains for shareholders in a …/value – These findings imply that agency conflicts on either side of a takeover bid may be reduced by better monitoring, but …

shareholder proposals. Special attention is paid to Canadian features of shareholder activism, and differences between Canadian … and US shareholder proposals are highlighted and discussed. The paper thus extends shareholder activism studies from …

in 2006. Findings – Consistent with an agency view of dividends functioning to reduce the need for firm monitoring, it … implications – Regulated firms in the insurance industry do not need to be subjected to the external monitoring forced by high …

expertise hypothesis that predicts superior monitoring of executives by directors with longer tenure. A generalized least …

Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse Steel Partners' investments and activism targeting United Industrial, Ronson, and … BKF Capital to provide context for the debate surrounding shareholder activism by hedge funds and how incumbent management …. Design/methodology/approach – An in-depth clinical analysis of Steel Partners activism at three targets is performed. Context …