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COVID-19 and Japanese shareholder activism: brief respite for Japan’s self-healing concrete

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  • Toru Yoshikawa

    (Singapore Management University)

  • Gavin Chua

    (Singapore Management University)

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Extrapolating from modern international understanding of corporate Japan’s distinct form of managerial capitalism, we elaborate on the growing momentum of shareholder activism in Japan leading up to the COVID-19 health crisis, so as to inform the subsequent discussion on the relevant primary considerations that belie the future direction of shareholder activism in Japan post-COVID-19. On an initial logical extrapolation, it appears probable that COVID-19 could mark the peak of Japanese activism. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that the success of Japan’s managerial capitalism have also declined, which poses a question on to which direction Japanese corporate governance may be shifting. Finally, we point out how corporate Japan’s impeding market developments will provide a useful case-study for global financial discourse.

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  • Toru Yoshikawa & Gavin Chua, 2020. "COVID-19 and Japanese shareholder activism: brief respite for Japan’s self-healing concrete," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 19(3), pages 302-305, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:abaman:v:19:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1057_s41291-020-00122-2
    DOI: 10.1057/s41291-020-00122-2
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    1. Yipeng Liu & Fabian Jintae Froese, 2020. "Crisis management, global challenges, and sustainable development from an Asian perspective," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 19(3), pages 271-276, July.
    2. Manmeet Kaur & Kunjana Malik & Sakshi Sharma, 2021. "A Note on Boardroom Challenge, Board Effectiveness and Corporate Stewardship During COVID-19," Vision, , vol. 25(2), pages 131-135, June.
    3. Yipeng Liu & Fabian Jintae Froese, 0. "Crisis management, global challenges, and sustainable development from an Asian perspective," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 0, pages 1-6.
    4. Dongyong Zhang & Shuhui Lu & Stephen Morse & Lingyi Liu, 2022. "The impact of COVID-19 on business perspectives of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in China," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 24(6), pages 8521-8544, June.

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