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one hand, the SEC's rejection appears to be a stunning blow to the shareholders' rights campaign because many shareholders … of majority voting and the adoption of the e-proxy rules. Because these developments provide shareholders with … shareholders …
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Typically, shareholders are not sure whether boards act in their interest, or have been captured by management. They … simply enrich managers at the expense of shareholders. After observing the board's compensation and investment policies …, shareholders update the probability that the board is captured using Bayes rule. Shareholders are “outraged” if this updated …
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This paper shows that proxy contests have a significant adverse effect on careers of incumbent directors. Following a proxy contest, directors experience a significant decline in number of directorships not only in the targeted company, but also in other non-targeted companies. The results are...
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This paper studies informal communications and exit as alternative ways through which investors can influence managers when obtaining control is not feasible or too costly. The first result shows that exit relaxes the tension between investors and managers, and thereby enhances the effectiveness...
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We develop a game theoretic model in which shareholders maximize the value of their portfolio and can buy or sell … of shareholders tends to infinity each shareholder's vote becomes uncorrelated with her private information and in the …
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We survey theoretical and empirical research on antitakeover provisions, focusing on the relationship between antitakeover provisions and shareholder value. We divide the empirical studies based upon the evidence that they provide: short-term event studies, studies on performance and policy...
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‘Shareholder rights' are the legal entitlements of shareholders via-a-vis companies in which they invest. A large body … that without accountability, managers and dominant shareholders will use their power to further their own interests at the … rights in ways that can be excessive. This can harm not only other constituencies but also shareholders, as it can promote …
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