Institutional Investors and Voting Practices: An international comparison

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 118-126

  Mallin, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Electronic communications; Institutional investors; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347784990     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00236     Document Type: Article

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