Shareholder Activism — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

Presenter photographs should be head and shoulder shots comparable to passport photos.

Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Jun Wang
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Nora Nickels
Andrew Pustina
James Ripley

Shareholder Activism

Name: Catherine Lau
Major: MGT
Hometown: Racine
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Course project

Name: Nick Ruetz
Major: Management
Hometown: Racine
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Course project

Abstract

Shareholder activism has been on the rise. It is generally viewed unfavorably by corporations, but can have some positive effects. This work explores a few case studies to see which investors and what type of corporations are more likely to be targeted.

Poster file