This chapter will examine the literature on active ownership and the influence that large shareholder groups can exert on companies to achieve better ESG performance. It will ask: How do large shareholders exert influence? What strategies do they adopt? Are these strategies effective? The...

We examine relationship between common institutional ownership and corporate social responsibility (CSR). We find that common institutional ownership is negatively associated with the level of CSR, which supports an anti-competitive view. We conduct a propensity score matching (PSM) analysis and...

The contributors – top international scholars from finance, law and business – explore the role of governance, both internal and external, in explaining risk-taking and other aspects of the behavior of financial institutions. Additionally, they discuss market and policy features affecting...