Important capital market, regulatory and technological developments have created greater investor appetite and capacity for engagement with public companies. This development is highlighted by investors’ current efforts to engage with companies in various markets on material environmental,...

This paper examines the effects of economic shocks originating from China’s Five-Year Plans on firms’ shareholders and stakeholders in the U.S. Using establishment-level data, we show that the shocks were not preceded by low production or employment, nor were they anticipated by the U.S....

This paper examines the long-term value implications of supply chain ESG performance. We find that firms with fewer supply chain ESG incidents exhibit higher future stock returns and accounting performance. We also find that robust supply chain ESG creates value by (i) enhancing supply chain...

Investments in publicly-listed U.S. stocks enhanced shareholder wealth by more than $55.1 trillion in aggregate during the 1926 to 2022 period, even while investments in the majority (58.6%) of the 28,114 individual stocks led to reduced rather than increased shareholder wealth. The degree to...

The shareholder/stakeholder debate needs something new. Since Berle and Dodd started the discussion during the Great Depression, neither side has come to grips with the reality that they have no method to implement the chosen model. This article starts with the Berle-Dodd debate and shows that...

The shareholders are the owners of the corporation. The corporation has a separate legal existence independent of the shareholder-owners and a shareholder is not liable to the corporation or its creditors with respect to the shares except to pay the consideration for which the shares were...

Research Question/Issue: This paper addresses the effect of having multiple large shareholders on shareholder protection. More specifically, we examine to what extent this effect depends on whether such large shareholders are beneficiary or fiduciary.Research Findings/Insights: Analyzing...