Barbarians in the boardroom : activist investors and the battle for control of the world's most powerful companies / Owen Walker.
Activist investors have sent shockwaves through corporations in recent years, personally targeting directors and executives at some of the world's largest companies. No longer satisfied with operating on the fringes of business, they are now a firm fixture in the boardroom. Up to a quarter of p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Pearson Education Limited,
2016.
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| Summary: | Activist investors have sent shockwaves through corporations in recent years, personally targeting directors and executives at some of the world's largest companies. No longer satisfied with operating on the fringes of business, they are now a firm fixture in the boardroom. Up to a quarter of public companies could be targeted by activist campaigns in the coming years, with directors and executives at those corporations threatened with losing their jobs. The trend, which began in corporate America, has spread to the UK, Europe and Asia, taking in several high profile companies. Barbarians. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781292114019 1292114010 1292113987 9781292113982 9781292114002 1292114002 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from title page (viewed July 11, 2016). |