Hohenheim, Univ., Diss., 2007.

Zugl.: St. Gallen, Univ., Diss., 2007.

Zugl.: Hamburg, Helmut-Schmidt-Universiẗat, Habil.-Schr., 2007. - Angekündigt u.d.T.: Spekulation, Kommunikation und Organisation: Zu den Umrissen einer sprachorientierten Kapitalmarkttheorie.

Bachelor-Arbeit Univ. St. Gallen, 2005.

Handelshochschule Leipzig, Diss., 2005.

Universiẗat, Diss., 2002--Dortmund.

This study examines the relevance of an established public relations theory, relationship management, to investor relations. Having emerged during the 1950s, investor relations is a relatively new field that integrates the disciplines of communication, marketing, finance, and securities laws compliance. Through qualitative interviews focused on six publicly traded companies on the West Coast, the study provides insight into the relationship management function of investor relations from the perspectives of those whom investors ultimately hold accountable for a public company's performance - CEOs. The dominant theme emerging from the study is the constant challenge CEOs of public companies face as they engage in relationships with investors, primarily due to the constraining effects of regulatory requirements. While the study confirmed that the interviewees value L. C. Hon and J. E. Grunig's qualities of trust, satisfaction, control mutuality and commitment in relationships with investors, CEOs' most frequently discussed relationship quality that they work to achieve is trust.

The purpose of this research has been to understand the profession and discipline of investor relations in publicly listed entities in South Africa, and their response to the opportunities and threats of using social media as another channel of communication. These responses include the rationale, and strategies pursued and practised in order to enhance investor relations. To gain an understanding of whether the investor relations practitioners see the role of social media to enhance their programmes, a qualitative research with an exploratory design was conducted on thirteen organisations listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange main board with a market capitalisation amount exceeding R4.5 billion per annum. It was discovered that investor relations was formalised in the form of strategies formulated and the internal and JSE-regulated practices performed suggest that they take pursuit of investor relations seriously. Furthermore, despite the widespread usage or social media for customer engagement purpose, investor relations practitioners do not yet regard social media as a tool that could supplement disclosure requirements as well provide non financial information about companies. This purpose is currently being served by the dedicated investor relations websites only. Based on findings made, investor willingness will also drive the use of social media. Some of the recommendations made include engaging the JSE for the endorsement of social media, implementation of maturity models and engaging investors on their information needs when making investment decisions. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

Extant literature has struggled to identify definitive purpose for shareholder proposals, finding them to depend on their context. Progressively, climate change has gathered interest at annual meetings where shareholders present proposals related to the subject. The literature builds expectations for the role of obsolescence, regulation and other forms of activism to motivate innovation with respect to these proposals. The literature also establishes how diversification can serve as a defense. I test the impact that shareholder proposals have on the information environment and on the corporate behaviors of innovation and diversification. I find that capital markets are responsive to proposal pressures and that there are improvements in the information environment. I find that firms in receipt of shareholder proposals related to climate change innovate and diversify more. I find wealth enhancements for these corporate behaviors spurred by climate-related proposals. While definitive statements on causality may elude, my results suggest that shareholder proposals have real effects. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2020. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Diss. Univ. St. Gallen, 2002.