Explaining Activism (3): Politics and Interpretations

Han-Kyun Rho
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Han-Kyun Rho: Brunel University

Chapter 4 in Shareholder Activism, 2007, pp 36-43 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Since social movement theory is concerned with the origin and development of various types of collective action, it can provide a useful analytical tool for exploring the emergence of shareholder activism. Why collective action arises is the “sine qua non of the study of social movement” (Jenkins 1983a: p. 530). Furthermore, compared to the short history of shareholder activism studies, social movement theory has evolved over more than forty years into a well-developed body of knowledge, both theoretical and empirical.

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Social Movement; Resource Mobilization; Political Opportunity; Shareholder Activism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230625822_4

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