Corporate Governance

Investor Engagement Investors and Management Practice under Shareholder Value

Edited by Roderick Martin · Peter D. Casson · Tahir M. Nisar
Oxford University Press July 2007

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780199202607
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
July 2007
Format
Hardback , 240 pages
Jurisdiction
U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

  • Links investor behaviour to finance, corporate governance, and management practice
  • Consideration given to the IT, biotech, and pharma industries
  • Looks at institutional investors and private equity firms
  • Important implications for debates about global convergence of corporate governance systems

The growth of shareholder value has been a major change in Western economies since the 1980s. This growth has reignited debates concerning relations between investors and managers. This book argues that investors are more than passive providers of finance, on whose behalf managers seek to maximize shareholder returns. Instead, many investors directly influence management practice, through investor engagement. The book examines the role of institutional investors and private equity firms, two types of investors with overlapping but different reasons for engagement. Questions addressed include: What are the incentives, and disincentives, for investment engagement? How is investor engagement organized? What areas of management practice are of particular concern to investors? The discussion shows in detail how private equity firms play a major role in developing new companies, beyond the provision of finance, especially in the IT, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sectors.

The discussion is primarily based on British and US research. The debate has wider international relevance, because there are strong pressures for establishing shareholder value as the international 'norm' for systems of corporate governance. Following a detailed discussion of Germany, the authors conclude that there is no inevitable trend to shareholder value: shareholder value depends upon complementary institutional arrangements in national business systems, which are far from universal. The book concludes with a critical analysis of the justifications for shareholder value and investor engagement, highlighting the weaknesses of both efficiency and equity justifications.

Readership: Academics, researchers, and advanced students of Economics, Finance, Business, and Corporate Governance; Finance Sector professionals; Economic policymakers.

Table of Contents

1: Shareholder Value as Context for Investor Engagement
2: Investor Engagement
3: Institutional Investor Engagement Propensity
4: Forms of Institutional Investor Engagement
5: Private Equity Investor Engagement
6: Managing Investors
7: Corporate Governance Convergence in International Perspective
8: Shareholder Value, Investor Engagement, and Management Practice: A Normative Evaluation

About the Author

Roderick Martin, Professor, Central European University Business School, Budapest, Peter D. Casson, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, School of Management, University of Southampton, and Tahir M. Nisar, Lecturer, School of Management, University of Southampton

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