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- 2002
- Other Paper
Shareholders or Stakeholders? Europe Needs Some Help
By: Marc L Bertoneche and S. Trebucq
- July 12, 2016
- Editorial
The Fastest-Growing Cause for Shareholders Is Sustainability
By: George Serafeim
Serafeim, George. "The Fastest-Growing Cause for Shareholders Is Sustainability." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 12, 2016).
- 2019
- Working Paper
Stewardship Codes and Shareholder Voting on Disputed Ballot Measures
By: Trang T. Nguyen and Charles CY Wang
This study examines the impact of stewardship codes on investor voting behavior in disputed ballot measures-- where ISS's recommendation differs from management's recommendation-- across nine countries. U.S. institutional investors' voting behavior in adopting country... View Details
- December 8, 2010
- Blog Post
Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders
By: Lucian A. Bebchuk, Alma Cohen and Charles CY Wang
Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, and Charles CY Wang. "Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders." Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (December 8, 2010). https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2010/12/08/golden-parachutes-and-the-wealth-of-shareholders/.
- summer 1992
- Article
Shareholder Trading Practices and Corporate Investment Horizons
By: Kenneth A. Froot, André Perold and J. Stein
Keywords: Institutional Investing; Market Efficiency; Behavioral Finance; Equities; Stock Market; Indexing; Financial Markets; Asset Pricing
Froot, Kenneth A., André Perold, and J. Stein. "Shareholder Trading Practices and Corporate Investment Horizons." Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 5, no. 2 (summer 1992): 42–58.
- February 2025
- Supplement
Align Partners and SM Entertainment: Korean Shareholder Activism Meets K-Pop (B)
By: Charles CY Wang and Billy Chan
For years, institutional investors had experienced very limited success in influencing the management of listed companies through shareholder activist campaigns in Korea. The common practice of circular ownership and public resentment toward foreign shareholder... View Details
- 19 Sep 2024
- Panel Discussion
Shareholder Primacy vs. Stakeholderism: 5 Years Later
By: Lynn S. Paine
"Shareholder Primacy vs. Stakeholderism: 5 Years Later." Mehrotra Institute Launch Celebration, Boston University, Questrom School of Business, Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society, September 19, 2024.
- December 2021 (Revised May 2025)
- Case
Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
At one time, Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the most successful specialty retailers in the United States—its growth and profit margins far exceeded both peer retailers in the home goods market as well as many other discount retailers. But in 2014, its stock price peaked,... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Diversification; Corporate Governance; Leading Change; Performance Evaluation; Valuation; Investment Activism; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value." Harvard Business School Case 722-408, December 2021. (Revised May 2025.)
- November 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
SecondMarket—Providing Liquidity for Shareholders of Privately Held iContact
By: William A. Sahlman, Ramana Nanda and James McQuade
In 2011, SecondMarket was an online platform that facilitated secondary transactions of illiquid assets, including private company stock. This case explores reasons for the decline in small-cap IPOs in the United States from the 1990s to the 2000s and how the emergence... View Details
Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations
Sahlman, William A., Ramana Nanda, and James McQuade. "SecondMarket—Providing Liquidity for Shareholders of Privately Held iContact." Harvard Business School Case 812-072, November 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- 1992
- Working Paper
Consequences of Leveraged Shareholders Payouts: Defensive Voluntary Recapitalization
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Karen H. Wruck
- 1997
- Other Unpublished Work
Maximizing Corporate Shareholder Value Using Risk Profile Dynamics
By: Marc L Bertoneche and Samir Asaf
- May 2015
- Case
Shareholder Issues over Ten Generations at De Kuyper
By: John A. Davis and Courtney Collette
Keywords: Family Business
Davis, John A., and Courtney Collette. "Shareholder Issues over Ten Generations at De Kuyper." Harvard Business School Case 815-069, May 2015.
- 2009
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders
By: Nien-he Hsieh
Hsieh, Nien-he. "Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders." Journal of Business Ethics 88, no. 4 (2009): 553–560.
- 30 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU
Keywords: by Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
- October 27, 2020
- Blog Post
Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU." Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (October 27, 2020). https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/27/short-termism-shareholder-payouts-and-investment-in-the-eu/.
- February 2013
- Article
Does Shareholder Proxy Access Improve Firm Value? Evidence from the Business Roundtable Challenge
By: Bo Becker, Guhan Subramanian and Daniel B. Bergstresser
We use the Business Roundtable's challenge to the SEC's 2010 proxy access rule as a natural experiment to measure the value of shareholder proxy access. We find that firms that would have been most vulnerable to proxy access, as measured by institutional ownership and... View Details
Becker, Bo, Guhan Subramanian, and Daniel B. Bergstresser. "Does Shareholder Proxy Access Improve Firm Value? Evidence from the Business Roundtable Challenge." Journal of Law & Economics 56, no. 1 (February 2013): 127–160.
- February 2006
- Article
Creating Organizational Success for Your CEO and Your Shareholders
By: Blythe J. McGarvie and Eleanor Bloxham
McGarvie, Blythe J., and Eleanor Bloxham. "Creating Organizational Success for Your CEO and Your Shareholders." Directors Monthly (February 2006).
- 2008
- Working Paper
Laws vs. Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950
By: Aldo Musacchio
The early development of large multidivisional corporations in Latin America required much more than capable managers, new technologies, and large markets. Behind such corporations was a market for capital in which entrepreneurs had to attract investors to buy either... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Governance Controls; Contracts; Laws and Statutes; Ownership Stake; Brazil
Musacchio, Aldo. "Laws vs. Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-053, January 2008.
- July–August 2012
- Article
What Good Are Shareholders?
By: Justin Fox and Jay W. Lorsch
The article looks at the role outside shareholders play in corporate governance in the U.S., and the relationship between companies' shareholders and managers, as of 2012. It recounts the shift beginning in the 1970s toward shareholders claiming an increasing amount of... View Details
Keywords: Shareholder Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations; Investment Activism; Corporate Governance; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; United States
Fox, Justin, and Jay W. Lorsch. "What Good Are Shareholders?" R1207B. Harvard Business Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2012): 49–57.