Shareholder Activism: Corporate Governance and Reforms in Korea

by H. Rho

Overview

Shareholder activism in Korea, led by a civil society organization, has been commended by Western economists. How could activism led by such an organization grow and thrive to become the success story of corporate governance reform in developing countries? This book examines this phenomenon using social movement theory to explain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349542987
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/23/2016
Edition description:	1st ed. 2007
Pages:	163
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

HAN-KYUN RHO is a BRESE Research Lecturer at Brunel University, UK. He holds a PhD at the University of Cambridge with a thesis on shareholder activism. Before joining Brunel, he worked for the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, where he dealt with various policy issues such as industrial policy, WTO, FDI and energy conservation. He is now an expert member of Working Group on Social Responsibility of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Switzerland.

Table of Contents

PART I: A REVIEW OF THEORIES Defining the Object of Study Explaining Activism (1): Existence of a Problem Explaining Activism (2): Determinants of Choice Explaining Activism (3): Politics and Interpretations PART II: AN APPLICATION - THE KOREAN PSPD CASE Political Opportunity Framing Process Resource Mobilization Conclusion