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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

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2019
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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

Keywords: Stewardship Codes; Investment; Voting; Behavior

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1988
Chapter

Do Target Shareholders Lose in Unsuccessul Control Contests?

By: R. S. Ruback

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Governance

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December 8, 2010
Blog Post

Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders

By: Lucian A. Bebchuk, Alma Cohen and Charles CY Wang

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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

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This case analyzes the creation, loss, and attempted re-creation of competitive advantage. At one time, Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the most successful specialty retailers in the United States-it's growth and profit margins far exceeded rates at peer... View Details

February 2025
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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

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Public Equity; Stocks; Investment Activism; Music Entertainment; Corporate Governance; Success; Business and Shareholder Relations; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; South Korea

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1992
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Consequences of Leveraged Shareholders Payouts: Defensive Voluntary Recapitalization

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Karen H. Wruck

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Shareholder Value Creation: Solely a U.S. Concept?

How Mission-Driven Companies Create Long-Term Shareholder Value

Environmental Update: Consumer and Shareholder Influence

Shareholders Seek More Say on Pay

Shareholder Value Maximization and Product Market Competition

Shareholders or Stakeholders? Europe Needs Some Help

The Unanticipated Risks of Maximizing Shareholder Value

The Fastest-Growing Cause for Shareholders Is Sustainability

Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument

Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders

The Social Psychology of Family Shareholder Dynamics

Bob Evans’ Activist Shareholder Battles with Board He Helped Pick

SecondMarket—Providing Liquidity for Shareholders of Privately Held iContact

Stewardship Codes and Shareholder Voting on Disputed Ballot Measures

Do Target Shareholders Lose in Unsuccessul Control Contests?

Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders

Shareholder Trading Practices and Corporate Investment Horizons

Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy Drive Shareholder Value

Align Partners and SM Entertainment: Korean Shareholder Activism Meets K-Pop (B)

Consequences of Leveraged Shareholders Payouts: Defensive Voluntary Recapitalization