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The Board’s Oversight of Employee Voice

Harvard Corporate Governance

We reconvened in 2022 to research a topic of increasing importance: board oversight of human capital management, with a specific focus on employee voice. We define “employee voice” as the perspectives, interests, and needs of the workforce.

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How Prevalent Are Short Squeezes? Evidence From the US and Europe

Harvard Corporate Governance

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Stock Investors’ Returns are Exaggerated (discussed on the Forum here ) by Charles Wang, Jesse Fried, and Paul Ma. In this article, we construct a novel measure for identifying short-squeeze events triggered by sharp price increases, i.e., a market squeeze.

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How Issuers and Investors Can Find Common Ground on ESG

Harvard Corporate Governance

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Companies Should Maximize Shareholder Welfare Not Market Value by Oliver Hart and Luigi Zingales (discussed on the Forum here ); Reconciling Fiduciary Duty and Social Conscience: The Law and Economics of ESG Investing by a Trustee by Max M.

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The Evolving Battlefronts of Shareholder Activism

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Brian Tayan (Stanford University), on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Editor's Note: Brian Tayan is a researcher with the Corporate Governance Research Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Shareholder activism has been extensively studied by researchers.

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Shareholder Voting Trends (2018-2022)

Harvard Corporate Governance

on Saturday, November 5, 2022 Editor's Note: Matteo Tonello is Managing Director of ESG Research at The Conference Board, Inc. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Social Responsibility Resolutions (discussed on the Forum here ) by Scott Hirst. Posted by Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, Inc.,

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Diversity and Inclusion—an Investor’s Handbook

Harvard Corporate Governance

However, DEI is sometimes viewed as a “softer” policy topic that doesn’t factor into investor outcomes. Strong DEI policies can provide companies with a competitive edge, especially in a tight labor market where the fight for talent is fierce and a favorable corporate culture can make a difference in overcoming business hurdles.

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Proxy Voting Insights: Key ESG Resolutions

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Lindsey Stewart, Morningstar, Inc, on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Editor's Note: Lindsey Stewart is Director of Investment Stewardship Research at Morningstar, Inc. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A.