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Shareholder Activism in Canada: The Emergence of a New Tool for Improving Corporate Governance Practices

In: Corporate Governance

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  • Vanessa Serret

    (University of Southern Brittany)

  • Sylvie Berthelot

    (University of Sherbrooke)

Abstract

Shareholder democracy is gaining ground the world over. This chapter analyses the emergence of shareholder activism in Canada as a tool for improving corporate governance practices and explains the reasons underlying the recent apparition of activism in this country. In addition, it describes the nature of proposals according to filer type and targeted firms, which in turn provides a complete overview of shareholder democracy since its early beginnings and from 2000 to 2009. Finally, a review of activism in other countries offers some elements of comparison.

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  • Vanessa Serret & Sylvie Berthelot, 2012. "Shareholder Activism in Canada: The Emergence of a New Tool for Improving Corporate Governance Practices," Springer Books, in: Sabri Boubaker & Bang Dang Nguyen & Duc Khuong Nguyen (ed.), Corporate Governance, edition 127, pages 89-104, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-31579-4_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31579-4_4
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