of associations have no major impact on shareholders' engagements. Corporate performance and other governance mechanisms … debate of shareholder empowerment. The agenda and hence the role of shareholders should be restructured. The AGM should be …

, but allowing shareholders to vote on more issues, such as executive compensation, may not affect the quality of governance … large shareholders and management. This is because majority rule offers little incentive for small shareholders to vote. I … majority of voters. Therefore, for issues on which management and small shareholders are likely to agree, majority rule is a …

of shareholders' value maximisation strategies. Neither shareholders nor their representatives will voluntarily adopt …

, and that attending shareholders vote for 1.7 times the shares they own. Turnout is higher when the largest shareholder is … shareholders consider the general meeting a more important monitoring device the more serious the potential conflicts of interest …

An integral aspect of shareholder democracy is the shareholder proposal process, through which shareholders can … pressure firms to make changes. We find that shareholders' uncertainty about the firm reduces their participation in voting on …

focus on annual meetings with at least one ballot item where a substantial fraction of shareholders is expected to vote …

We show that in countries with more societal trust shareholders cast fewer votes at shareholder meetings and are more …