Designated Directors in the Boardroom: Their Impact on Governance and Performance and Shareholder Wealth Effects

This dissertation examines the appointment of designated directors on boards of directors. Designated director appointments are uncontested board appointments by activist investors, whereby normal nominating and voting election procedures are circumvented. Instances such as these, where directors...

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Main Author: Cole, Laura Seery
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2011
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/1068