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Shareholder and Company Governance Wars

Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur.
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
230 Seiten
Englisch
De Gruytererschienen am15.01.2024
What is corporate governance? Why is it important? Why are companies and shareholders perpetually warring over it? What impact do these battles have on investors and non-investors alike?



Shareholder and Company Governance Wars provides a window into on-going battles between shareholders and public companies on the vast range of issues considered to be "corporate governance" today, including executive compensation; dividends and financial considerations; diversity; environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues; a variety of social issues; and control of companies and the boards who oversee them.



In this thoughtful, eye-witness account, Francis H. Byrd discusses the modern shareholder rights movement and gives insights into the best practices for companies and shareholders in dealing with each other. This book will be of interest to institutional investors, academics, and corporate and securities lawyers, regulators and the business media.
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KlappentextWhat is corporate governance? Why is it important? Why are companies and shareholders perpetually warring over it? What impact do these battles have on investors and non-investors alike?



Shareholder and Company Governance Wars provides a window into on-going battles between shareholders and public companies on the vast range of issues considered to be "corporate governance" today, including executive compensation; dividends and financial considerations; diversity; environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues; a variety of social issues; and control of companies and the boards who oversee them.



In this thoughtful, eye-witness account, Francis H. Byrd discusses the modern shareholder rights movement and gives insights into the best practices for companies and shareholders in dealing with each other. This book will be of interest to institutional investors, academics, and corporate and securities lawyers, regulators and the business media.
ZusammenfassungThis series aims to increase dialogue between and within the private and public sectors on the leading environmental, social, and governance issues of our time. Exploring and testing the very purpose of corporations and governments, the series features practical solutions to complex challenges.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-5474-1648-6
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum15.01.2024
Seiten230 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Illustrationen40 b/w ill., 20 b/w tbl.
Artikel-Nr.46028164
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Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Prologue

In Not Quite the Beginning

The Gilberts

South Africa/Sullivan Principles

Corporate Social Responsibility

Power of Shareholder Resolutions





Chapter 1. Investors' Constant Desperate Search for Alpha- "Barbarian" Activists vs. "Feudal" CEOs





Chapter 2. Director Independence, Diversity, and the Battle Against Board Group Think





Chapter 3. What do Climate Change, Labor Rights, Human Trafficking Have To Do with Making Profit?

Oil, Coal & Gas

The Future or the Past

Energy industry versus ESG Institutional Investors

The Exxon Valdes oil spill, then BP/the Birth of Ceres (background/context)

Cheap Manufacturing, Global Supply Chains and Reputation Risks from Kathy Lee Gifford to Rana Plaza

The ILO, Union funds and Faith-based investors (Trust, But Verify!)

Forests, Trees, and Water Fights





Chapter 4. The Post Dodd-Frank World: The Battle to Restore Trust (Lies, Hubris, and the Death of Trust in the Wake of the Financial Crisis)





Chapter 5. The Continuing Evolution of Corporate Governance Discontent



Afterword - The Governance World of Tomorrow
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