MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA: IS THEIR RIGHT PROTECTED?
Issues on corporate governance can be deliberate from various dimensions. This study explores the issue of governance related to the minority shareholders’ in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to describe the protection pertaining to the right of minority shareholders’ group through sharehold...
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Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Surabaya
2010-09-01
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| author | Suraiya Ishak Ahmad Raflis Che Omar |
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| description | Issues on corporate governance can be deliberate from various dimensions. This study explores the issue of governance related to the minority shareholders’ in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to describe the protection pertaining to the right of minority shareholders’ group through shareholder activism in Malaysia. This study employs a case study technique on two corporate cases selected from banking industry for the year 2008 and 2010. The observation emphasizes on shareholder activism initiated by the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG). It is summarizes that retail and dispersed shareholders in Malaysia are moving towards an improved level of rights’ protection due to shareholder activism. As far as the minority’s right is concern, further improvement is needed to strengthen current legislation framework despite the existence of shareholder activism by MSWG |
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| spelling | doaj.art-317f88e149cf4ad393e826d47a162ae32023-02-01T07:29:32ZengDepartment of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas SurabayaManajemen dan Bisnis1412-37892477-17832010-09-019210.24123/jmb.v9i2.167139MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA: IS THEIR RIGHT PROTECTED?Suraiya Ishak0Ahmad Raflis Che Omar1Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaIssues on corporate governance can be deliberate from various dimensions. This study explores the issue of governance related to the minority shareholders’ in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to describe the protection pertaining to the right of minority shareholders’ group through shareholder activism in Malaysia. This study employs a case study technique on two corporate cases selected from banking industry for the year 2008 and 2010. The observation emphasizes on shareholder activism initiated by the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG). It is summarizes that retail and dispersed shareholders in Malaysia are moving towards an improved level of rights’ protection due to shareholder activism. As far as the minority’s right is concern, further improvement is needed to strengthen current legislation framework despite the existence of shareholder activism by MSWGhttps://www.journalmabis.org/mabis/article/view/167corporate governance, shareholder activism, minority shareholder, acquisition |
| spellingShingle | Suraiya Ishak Ahmad Raflis Che Omar MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA: IS THEIR RIGHT PROTECTED? Manajemen dan Bisnis corporate governance, shareholder activism, minority shareholder, acquisition |
| title | MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA: IS THEIR RIGHT PROTECTED? |
| title_full | MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA: IS THEIR RIGHT PROTECTED? |
| title_fullStr | MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA: IS THEIR RIGHT PROTECTED? |
| title_full_unstemmed | MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA: IS THEIR RIGHT PROTECTED? |
| title_short | MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA: IS THEIR RIGHT PROTECTED? |
| title_sort | minority shareholders in malaysia is their right protected |
| topic | corporate governance, shareholder activism, minority shareholder, acquisition |
| url | https://www.journalmabis.org/mabis/article/view/167 |
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