KnowraShareholder activismLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Shareholder activism, each with the reason it gives.All 15Broader topic 1Related 9Narrower topic 4Compared with 1Board of directorsRelated: Activists may challenge directors’ decisions or seek changes in board composition.Public companyRelated: Public share ownership gives investors channels to press for corporate changes.ShareholderBroader topic: Activists use ownership rights to press for specific corporate changes.Shareholder valueRelated: Activists use ownership rights to press for changes they expect to increase shareholder returns.Common stockRelated: Common-stock voting rights can give activists leverage over corporate decisions.Executive compensationRelated: Investors may campaign for changes to executive pay practices.Corporate raiderNarrower topic: Corporate raiding is a forceful form of investor influence aimed at gaining control.William C. DurantRelated: GM shareholders removed Durant as president in 1920 after financial instability and concerns about his management.TotalEnergiesRelated: Investors have pressed TotalEnergies on climate targets and the pace of its energy transition.BlackRockCompared with: BlackRock’s broad voting influence is often compared with activists’ more targeted campaigns.T. Boone PickensNarrower topic: Pickens’s campaigns became a prominent model of activist investors confronting corporate boards.Carl IcahnNarrower topic: Icahn’s investments are a prominent form of this broader practice.Conrad BlackRelated: Hollinger investors challenged the company’s governance and pressed for accountability over executive payments.InvestorRelated: Activist investors press companies to change strategy, governance, or capital allocation.Carly FiorinaNarrower topic: The proxy fight over the Compaq deal showed how shareholder activism could challenge a chief executive’s plans.