Shareholders as a strategic asset

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With the increasing concentration of stock holdings among a relatively small number of institutional investors, company managers are now viewing their major investors as a strategic asset. Company executives are actively managing relations with their major investor through: courting shareholder support in proxy battles and struggles for company control; bringing the voice of investors into the firm; building enduring, personalized relations with stock analysts and money managers; providing accurate and timely information to major holders; acquiring intelligence on the market, competitors, and stockholders through information trading with analysts; and exercising flexible leadership as shareholder concerns and pressures take fresh directions. Many company executives have learned that working with their major holders - rather than without them or despite them - is required for effective oversight of the firm. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Management, Stockholders, Investor relations, Institutional investments

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Market and institutional factors in corporate contributions

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Corporate gifts to nonprofit organizations are determined by both market and institutional factors. Among the leading market factors are a firm's pre-tax earnings, advertising and customer relations, and community and national reputation. Among the main institutional factors are a company's size, program professionalization, senior management commitment, local and national business attitudes toward giving, sectoral concentration, and company reorganization. The blend of factors in corporate giving suggests that appeals - whether from an outside group to a company or from a contributions manager to a chief executive - must be responsive to both market and institutional concerns. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Finance, Donations, Corporations, Charitable trusts

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When does restructuring improve economic performance?

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Corporate restructuring has been the focus of much debate in the past few years. This article addresses the debate about the effectiveness of corporate restructuring by examining 52 studies presented within 25 research articles on restructuring and its impact on economic performance. The authors distinguish three forms of restructuring: financial, portfolio, and organizational. Based on the research reviewed here, financial restructuring has the highest positive impact on performance, followed by portfolio restructuring. Organizational restructuring has little consistent impact on performance. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Economic aspects, Organizational change, Corporate reorganizations

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