Shareholders

The board of directors is a particularly powerful governance mechanism for monitoring firm performance in the U.S.

Controlling shareholders may feel tempted to capture benefits for themselves at other shareholders’ expense.

This paper focuses on recent trends in shareholder participation in corporate governance in a number of major developed countries.

Hedge funds have become active in corporate governance. They push for changes in strategy and the adoption of specific business plans.

When corporate law scholars explore shareholder litigation abroad, they often start by looking for types of shareholder litigation famili