This book provides corporate law scholars and students and practitioners at law firms, advisory services firms and asset managers with a comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the financial, managerial, policy and legal issues arising from a key feature of today's corporate governance environment, namely, the dialogue between shareholders and corporate boards. Bringing together top corporate law and corporate governance scholars from the world's leading academic institutions, the collection is characterized by a multi-dimensional approach that takes into account the particularities of some national legal systems and combines theoretical analysis with practical insights into various aspects of board-shareholder dialogue.

‘This superb book brings together top scholars from around the world on one of the most important corporate governance issues of our time: engagement between boards of directors and institutional shareholders.’

Elizabeth Pollman - Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

‘Board-Shareholder Dialogue is a comprehensive compendium of the current state of play of shareholder engagement in US, European and East Asian companies, authored by eminent academics in the field. It elegantly covers several topical and important aspects of corporate governance, and forms an invaluable guide for researchers, practitioners and policymakers.’

Bobby V. Reddy - Professor of Corporate Law and Governance, University of Cambridge

‘This collection of papers provides rigorous and thoughtful analyses of the role that the dialogue between boards of directors and shareholders plays in the governance and long-term performance of companies. Its analysis of the ESG investment and engagement strategies by investors greatly deepens our understanding of the motivations and impact of these initiatives. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to this set of issues written by some of the leading scholars in the field.’

Joseph A. McCahery - Professor, Tilburg University