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On the different styles of large shareholders’ activism

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  • Yu Wang

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  • Jacob Oded & Yu Wang, 2010. "On the different styles of large shareholders’ activism," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 11(3), pages 229-267, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ecogov:v:11:y:2010:i:3:p:229-267
    DOI: 10.1007/s10101-009-0070-2
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    Keywords

    Large shareholders; Activism; Monitoring; Corporate governance; G30; G32; G34; G38;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • 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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