Shareholder Activism

1 Course Unit

The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to shareholder activism. The course makes use of lectures and case studies. The lectures expose the students to the institutional and empirical facts as well as approaches followed by leading shareholder activists. The case studies are designed to provide students an experience on identifying potential opportunity for value creation through active engagement. Assignments require students to develop/practice skills on fundamental analysis. Fall Mutually Exclusive: FNCE 4020 Prerequisite: FNCE 6110 1 Course Unit