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Proxy Contest Tactics

Proxy Contest Tactics is a strategic framework employed by shareholders in corporate governance to gain voting control over a target company’s board of directors by soliciting proxies through persuasive, often adversarial, methods that differentiate it from routine proxy advisory practices.

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2.1K

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34

Authors

25

Institutions

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2017–2026

2

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Publications

20

Proxy contests and the efficiency of shareholder oversight

John Pound · Journal of Financial Economics · 1988 · 1.1K citations

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Proxy contests and the governance of publicly held corporations

Harry DeAngelo, Linda DeAngelo · Journal of Financial Economics · 1989 · 192 citations · Full text

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Proxy contests and corporate change: implications for shareholder wealth

J. Harold Mulherin, Annette B. Poulsen · Journal of Financial Economics · 1998 · 163 citations

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The Disciplinary Effects of Proxy Contests

Vyacheslav Fos · Management Science · 2016 · 120 citations

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The Influence of Institutions on Corporate Governance Through Private Negotiations: Evidence from Tiaa-Cref

Willard T. Carleton, James M. Nelson, Michael S. Weisbach · SSRN Electronic Journal · 1997 · 71 citations · Full text

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Authors

34

  1. LA
    Lucian A. Bebchuk

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    3 publications · 66 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. VF
    Vyacheslav Fos

    Boston College, United States

    2 publications · 158 citations

    2

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  3. SZ
    Shuran Zhang

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China

    1 publications · 57 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. LF
    Lisa F. Borstadt

    1 publications · 24 citations

    1

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  5. RJ
    Ronald J. Gilson

    Stanford Medicine, United States

    1 publications · 29 citations

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Institutions

25

  1. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    158 citations

  2. European Corporate Governance Institute

    Brussels, Belgium

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    68 citations

  3. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    101 citations

  4. DePaul University

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    40 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    163 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 5 publications · 198 citations

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  2. Journal of Financial Economics

    4 publications · 1.5K citations

    4

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  3. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 1 publications · 24 citations

    1

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  4. Management Science

    1 publications · 120 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Theoretical Inquiries in Law

    1 publications · 29 citations

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