The Little Post about Shareholder Activism in Japan - (Part One)

This post is the first part of a series on shareholder activism in Japan.

"Shareholder activism is a way in which shareholders can influence a corporation's behavior by exercising their rights as owners if they deem the board of directors and/ or the management of a company doing a bad or mediocre job. Although shareholders don't run a company, there are ways for them to influence the board of directors and management. These can range from dialogue with management to voice their concerns about a particular issue to formal proposals that are voted on by all shareholders at a company's annual meetings." (Investopedia)

Benjamin Graham the Shareholder Activist

"The choice of a common stock is a single act; its ownership is a continuing process. Certainly there is just as much reason to exercise care and judgement in being as becoming a shareholder." (Security Analysis; p.508)