Institutional investors and firm innovation: a test of competing hypotheses
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Institutional ownership is examined in terms of its impact on firm innovation. The analysis focuses on three competing hypotheses regarding the behavior of institutional investors. The myopic investor hypothesis holds that institutional investments are made to generate short-term gains. The superior investor hypothesis proposes that institutional investors can select companies with greater value potential as indicated by their greater innovative ability. The active investor hypothesis contends that institutional investors do not necessarily choose companies for their innovativeness, but strongly influences the firms they invest in to become more innovative. The results of the analysis support the third hypothesis, but not the first two.
Publication Name: Strategic Management Journal
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0143-2095
Year: 1996
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Strategic investments in Japanese corporations: do foreign portfolio owners foster underinvestment or appropriate investment?
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The effects of foreign ownership on strategic investments in Japanese corporations are analyzed.
Publication Name: Strategic Management Journal
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0143-2095
Year: 2006
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Investor activism, managerial responsiveness, and corporate social performance
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The effects of shareholder proposals on corporate social performance are analyzed.
Publication Name: Strategic Management Journal
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0143-2095
Year: 2007
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