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Shareholder Activism As A Corrective Mechanism In Corporate Governance, Bernard S. Sharfman
Shareholder Activism As A Corrective Mechanism In Corporate Governance, Bernard S. Sharfman
Bernard S Sharfman
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Midwest Corporate Law Scholars Conference Presentation: Mitigating The Harmful Effects Of Proxy Access (Sec Rule 14a-11), Bernard S. Sharfman
Midwest Corporate Law Scholars Conference Presentation: Mitigating The Harmful Effects Of Proxy Access (Sec Rule 14a-11), Bernard S. Sharfman
Bernard S Sharfman
Presentation given at the Midwest Corporate Law Scholars Conference (June 15, 2011)
Enhancing The Efficiency Of Board Decision Making: Lessons Learned From The Financial Crisis Of 2008, Bernard S. Sharfman
Enhancing The Efficiency Of Board Decision Making: Lessons Learned From The Financial Crisis Of 2008, Bernard S. Sharfman
Bernard S Sharfman
As a result of the financial crisis of 2008, the employment compensation policies and decisions of Wall Street corporate boards have come under close scrutiny. More specifically, the willingness to approve company wide compensation plans that resulted in the paying out of billions of dollars in bonuses even in the face of deteriorating financial and economic conditions. If only these and other Wall Street firms had retained the bulk of these large annual bonuses over the last several years when the financial markets were noticeably in decline, perhaps the economic impact of the current financial crisis would have been less …