Who withdraws shareholder proposals and does it matter? An analysis of sponsor identity and pay practices

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 472-488

  Bauer, Rob ^a   Moers, Frank ^a   Viehs, Michael ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Institutional ownership; Private negotiations; Shareholder proposals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947037850     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/corg.12109     Document Type: Article

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