In the U.S., the shareholder activism trend is at its apex.In Fearing Activist Investors, C-Suites Get Proactive
I believe that the kind of shareholder activism that Icahn Enterprises practices has been extremely successful because we seek to bring true corporate democracy to the companies we are involved with through exercising our rights as shareholders to hold chief executives accountable and change unproductive management that needs to be changed.Carl Icahn in Carl Icahn Attacks Companies That Protect 'Unfit' Chief Executives
If you want to ignite a heated discussion, just bring up the topic of shareholder activism.In Activism at Public Companies Erodes Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity, but also Results in Younger, More Independent Boards