Let's talk sooner rather than later: The strategic communication decisions of activist blockholders
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101593
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Keywords
Activist blockholders; Shareholder activism; Shareholder communication;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
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