With greater power comes greater responsibility? takeover protection and corporate attention to stakeholders

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-285

  Kacperczyk, Aleksandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility; Shareholder value; Short termism; Stakeholder management

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

AGENCY THEORY; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SHAREHOLDER VALUE; SHORT-TERMISM; STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT;

SHAREHOLDERS;

EID: 62549122534     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.733     Document Type: Review

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