Do pension-related business ties influence mutual fund proxy voting? Evidence from shareholder proposals on executive compensation

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 567-588

  Ashraf, Rasha ^a   Jayaraman, Narayanan ^b   Ryan, Harley E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84865406103     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109012000014     Document Type: Article

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