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Shareholder Proposal Rules and Practice : Evidence from a Comparison of the United States and United Kingdom
Buchanan, Bonnie - 2015
, because they are binding and UK shareholders have the statutory right to call special meetings and elect directors … shareholders and social proposals dominate the proposing scene of the US …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013036314
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Three centuries of corporate governance in the UK
Turner, John D. - 2024
which shareholders monitored and exercised voice to one where there was more reliance on external forces and exiting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014445783
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Performance benefits of tight control
Gill, Andrej; Visnjic, Nikolai - 2013
This study investigates the transition from being a listed company with a dispersed ownership structure to being a privately held company with a concentrated ownership structure. We consider a sample of private equity backed portfolio companies to evaluate the consequences of the corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225758
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Shareholder Proposal Rules and Practice : Evidence from a Comparison of the US and UK
Buchanan, Bonnie - 2015
device than US counterparts since they are binding and UK shareholders have the statutory right to call special meetings and … small shareholders and social proposals dominate the proposing scene of the US. Our results suggest that shareholders can … impact the corporate governance and firm performance but that the methods through which shareholders are empowered are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013037433
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Common law and the origin of shareholder protection
Acheson, Graeme G.; Campbell, Gareth; Turner, John D. - 2016
suggesting a default template of rules. Ultimately, the matter of protection was one for the corporation and its shareholders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523499
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Common law and the origin of shareholder protection
Acheson, Graeme G.; Campbell, Gareth; Turner, John D. - 2016
suggesting a default template of rules. Ultimately, the matter of protection was one for the corporation and its shareholders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521411
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The State of Corporate Governance Research
Bebchuk, Lucian A. - 2010
work on shareholders and shareholder activism, directors, executives and their compensation, controlling shareholders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013150255
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The Future of Shareholder Activism
Hamdani, Assaf - 2019
Activist hedge funds do not hold a sufficiently large number of shares to win proxy battles, and their success in driving corporate change relies on the willingness of institutional investors to support their cause. Against this background, this Article advances three claims about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012867125
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Earnings Management in the UK : The Impact of Managerial Share Ownership and Minority Shareholder Protection on Discretionary Accruals
Bos, Sebastian - 2017
The paper examines the relationship between share ownership by boards of British stock exchange listed companies and accrual based earnings management. It provides the first empirical evidence that the relationship is impacted by UK Company Law and the institutional governance framework.We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976190
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The Geography of Shareholder Engagement : Evidence from a Large British Institutional Investor
Bauer, Rob - 2014
We study the global corporate engagement activities of a large UK-based asset manager from 2006 to 2011. Using proprietary data on these activities, we find that corporate engagements “behind-the-scenes” are frequently used to change corporate behavior. We show that geography is an important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013063977