Galvanising Shareholder Activism: A Prerequisite for Effective Corporate Governance and Accountability in Nigeria
16 Pages Posted: 25 Apr 2007
Date Written: 2007
Abstract
The paper discusses shareholder activism in an evolving corporate governance institutional context. It identifies strategic opportunities associated with shareholders empowerment and activism through changes in code of corporate governance and recent developments in information and communications technologies in Nigeria. The paper contributes to the scarce literature on corporate governance and accountability in Africa.
Keywords: Corporate governance, Corporate accountability, Shareholder empowerment and activism, Nigeria
JEL Classification: M10, M19, Z00, P10, K00
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