Unleashing the Power of Networks: Shareholder Activism, Sustainable Development and Corporate Environmental Policy

Yang, A; Uysal, N; Taylor, M

Unleashing the Power of Networks: Shareholder Activism, Sustainable Development and Corporate Environmental Policy

Yang, A Uysal, N Taylor, M

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Citation:: Business Strategy and the Environment, 2018, 27, (6), pp. 712-727
Issue Date:: 2018-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Yang, A
dc.contributor.author	Uysal, N
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9420-3591
dc.date.accessioned	2021-08-20T14:04:12Z
dc.date.available	2021-08-20T14:04:12Z
dc.date.issued	2018-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	Business Strategy and the Environment, 2018, 27, (6), pp. 712-727
dc.identifier.issn	0964-4733
dc.identifier.issn	1099-0836
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/150197
dc.description.abstract	Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment In recent years, a new trend has emerged in which shareholder activists have formed networks to empower shareholders and magnify shareholder voices. This study explores the structural patterns and effectiveness of shareholder activism networks and shows how those networks affect corporate sustainability policies. We draw upon stakeholder influence theory, stakeholder network management theory and recent studies on activism networks to examine a shareholder activism network formed around environmental issues. The study found that (1) the structure of shareholder activist networks is largely driven by organizational attributes such as organization type, organizations’ human resources, media visibility and history; and (2) activist organizations with high centralities and eigenvector centralities enjoy more efficient results. This study contributes to our understanding of the business responses to shareholder demands on improving environmental performance and paves the way for future research on sustainable development through partnerships with shareholder networks. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Business Strategy and the Environment
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/bse.2026
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dc.subject	0502 Environmental Science and Management, 1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability, 1503 Business and Management
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management
dc.title	Unleashing the Power of Networks: Shareholder Activism, Sustainable Development and Corporate Environmental Policy
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Public Communication Program
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Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment In recent years, a new trend has emerged in which shareholder activists have formed networks to empower shareholders and magnify shareholder voices. This study explores the structural patterns and effectiveness of shareholder activism networks and shows how those networks affect corporate sustainability policies. We draw upon stakeholder influence theory, stakeholder network management theory and recent studies on activism networks to examine a shareholder activism network formed around environmental issues. The study found that (1) the structure of shareholder activist networks is largely driven by organizational attributes such as organization type, organizations’ human resources, media visibility and history; and (2) activist organizations with high centralities and eigenvector centralities enjoy more efficient results. This study contributes to our understanding of the business responses to shareholder demands on improving environmental performance and paves the way for future research on sustainable development through partnerships with shareholder networks. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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