Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective?

Some recent developments associated with corporate governance and shareholder activism have shown that shareholder empowerment is vital nowadays. Hence, there is a dire need for minority shareholders to be more active and responsive in their dealings with corporations. Active shareholder engagement...

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Main Authors: Othman, Sarina, Borges, William G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48105/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48105/1/48105.pdf
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description Some recent developments associated with corporate governance and shareholder activism have shown that shareholder empowerment is vital nowadays. Hence, there is a dire need for minority shareholders to be more active and responsive in their dealings with corporations. Active shareholder engagement safeguards the interests and the rights of the minority shareholders from the effect of agency relationships and from the consequences of the unique atmosphere of shareholder activism in Malaysia. A conceptual discussion on shareholder activism has led to a conclusion that shareholder activism in developed countries cannot explain the state of activism in emerging economies, like Malaysia.
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spelling upm-481052016-08-04T08:48:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48105/ Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective? Othman, Sarina Borges, William G. Some recent developments associated with corporate governance and shareholder activism have shown that shareholder empowerment is vital nowadays. Hence, there is a dire need for minority shareholders to be more active and responsive in their dealings with corporations. Active shareholder engagement safeguards the interests and the rights of the minority shareholders from the effect of agency relationships and from the consequences of the unique atmosphere of shareholder activism in Malaysia. A conceptual discussion on shareholder activism has led to a conclusion that shareholder activism in developed countries cannot explain the state of activism in emerging economies, like Malaysia. Elsevier 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48105/1/48105.pdf Othman, Sarina and Borges, William G. (2015) Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective? Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 172. pp. 427-434. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042815004334 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.396
spellingShingle Othman, Sarina
Borges, William G.
Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective?
title Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective?
title_full Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective?
title_fullStr Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective?
title_full_unstemmed Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective?
title_short Shareholder activism in Malaysia: is it effective?
title_sort shareholder activism in malaysia: is it effective?
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48105/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48105/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48105/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48105/1/48105.pdf