Investors’ Perceptions of Activism Via Voting: Evidence from Contentious Shareholder Meetings
Abstract
Motivated by the increasing influence of shareholder votes on corporate policies, we examine investors’ perceptions of activism via voting. To identify instances of activism via voting, we focus on annual meetings with at least one ballot item where a substantial fraction of shareholders is expected to vote against management’s voting recommendation, indicating an increase in their monitoring activity. We define such meetings as “contentious.”...
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Investors’ Perceptions of Activism Via Voting: Evidence from Contentious Shareholder Meetings
Published Date
Jun 8, 2018
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