Shareholder proposals in the new millennium: Shareholder support, board response, and market reaction

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 368-391

  Thomas, Randall S ^a   Cotter, James F ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Shareholder proposals

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249697685     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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