Agency Theory in Practice: A Qualitative Study of Hedge Fund Activism in Japan
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Keywords
Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Japan; Hedge Funds; Shareholder Activism;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law
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