Current perspectives on shareholder proposals: Lessons from the 1997 proxy season

Financial Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-98

  Campbell, Cynthia J ^a   Gillan, Stuart L ^a   Niden, Cathy M ^a  

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EID: 0033440909     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3666119     Document Type: Article

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