Sticks and stones: shareholder activists in the public forum
Catherine M. Dalton
(David H. Jacobs Chair of Strategic Management, Editor of Business Horizons, and Research Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance in the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.)
Dan R. Dalton
(Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance, Harold A. Poling Chair of Strategic Management, and Dean Emeritus of the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.)
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Abstract
Purpose
This paper discusses shareholder activists in the public forum.
Design/methodology/approach
This as a viewpoint paper in which the authors discuss the roles played by shareholder activists in the public forum.
Findings
There are a variety of responses that companies may take in response to activism.
Originality/value
The authors present some strategies for dealing with shareholder activists and shareholder groups.
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Citation
Dalton, C.M. and Dalton, D.R. (2007), "Sticks and stones: shareholder activists in the public forum", Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 28 No. 6, pp. 34-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/02756660710835905
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited