Article: What Do Investors Really Want?
This question concerns too few directors and executives, but at least some have a sincere and serious interest in understanding what motivates investors. More often than not, boards and CEOs focus on the wrong subjects.
In this current article in The Corporate Board (January-February 2012), a magazine for directors and executives, we propose the right program for satisfying investor interests. As the article start out,
The question asked above is on every director's mind-or should be. What does it take to satisfy your investors - aside from a soaring share price with abundant liquidity?
We address the (incorrect) questions that boards think they need to answer, and set forth the real ones that form the basis of investor interest in governance.
|
| You can find other useful resources at the TAI website, including our research on "Effective Activism, on the Cheap", the new guide to executive compensation, bibliography of academic research on the returns to activist investing, and our white paper with the basics on activism. |
