Forms and effects of shareholder activism

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-257

  Chung, Huimin ^a   Talaulicar, Till ^a  

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EID: 77955147069     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2010.00806.x     Document Type: Editorial

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