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 …

, 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 …

We show that in countries with more societal trust shareholders cast fewer votes at shareholder meetings and are more … managers do not exploit lower monitoring levels when trust is high. Our evidence supports theory according to which trust …

This is the first comprehensive study of the distribution of voting rights to shareholders. Only those owning stock on …