RT Article
T1 The Politics of Shareholder Activism in Nigeria
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 105
IS 3
SP 389
OP 402
A1 Adegbite, Emmanuel
A1 Amaeshi, Kenneth
A1 Amao, Olufemi
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2012
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785644122
AB Shareholder activism has become a force for good in the extant corporate governance literature. In this article, we present a case study of Nigeria to show how shareholder activism, as a corporate governance mechanism, can constitute a space for unhealthy politics and turbulent politicking, which is a reflection of the country’s brand of politics. As a result, we point out some translational challenges, and suggest more caution, in the diffusion of corporate governance practices across different institutional environments. We contribute to the literature on corporate governance in Africa, whilst creating an understanding of the political embeddedness of shareholder activism in different institutional contexts—i.e. a step closer to a political theorising of shareholder activism.
K1 shareholder activism
K1 Politics
K1 Nigeria
K1 Institutional Theory
K1 Corruption
K1 Corporate Governance
DO 10.1007/s10551-011-0974-y