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Executive defenseMichael Useem

Executive defense

296 pagesFirst published 19931 edition
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"A quiet revolution came to corporate America during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Large shareholders - pension funds, insurance companies, money managers, and commercial banks - exercised new-found muscle, pressuring senior managers to improve disappointing financial results by reshaping their organizations. Michael Useem reveals how those investor pressures have transformed the inside structures of many corporations, better aligning them with shareholder interests." "Useem draws on numerous sources, including interviews with senior managers and intensive studies of seven large…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionHarvard University Press19932899780674273986
Case studiesInvestor relationsOrganizational changeCorporate governanceDirectors of corporationsCorporationsStock ownershipIndustrial management