Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

hedge fund activism: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Corporate finance

hedge funds taking stakes in target firms and pressing for changes in strategy, payout or governance, with positive returns on announcement.

In corporate finance, hedge fund activism refers to hedge funds taking stakes in target firms and pressing for changes in strategy, payout or governance, with positive returns on announcement. This meaning comes from Brav (2008) in The Journal of Finance.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how hedge fund activism sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

governance4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs hedge3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs strategy4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Brav, A., Jiang, W., Partnoy, F., & Thomas, R. (2008). Hedge Fund Activism, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance. The Journal of Finance, 63(4), 1729-1775. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01373.x

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct