The Tesco profits inquiry, which will examine whether the retailer accounted for payments from suppliers improperly, has rocked investor confidence, with some shareholders openly questioning the leadership of chairman Sir Richard Broadbent.
Most activist shareholders openly disclose what theyre concerned about and what theyre happy about, she said.
Mao considered the bank, which provides loans and expertise to combat poverty, a tool of imperialist aggression, but now China is its third-largest shareholder, and is openly determined to acquire greater say in international economic institutions.
Similarly, while no big-box executive can risk being seen by shareholders to be openly taking the side of the lowest-paid employees, there is a hardheaded argument to be made for doing so: the company's revenues depend on higher hourly wages.
Unlike many Russian companies, which openly flout shareholder rights, U.E.S. has shown regard for investors.
Indeed, bosses and directors are in general being far more careful to discharge their obligations to shareholders more fully and more openly.
Yukos called the tax bill "blackmail on the part of tax authorities trying to create a false threat of bankruptcy around the company and to openly pressure its shareholders, creditors, employees and partners".
We will continue to act openly and in good faith as a minority shareholder".
"Since negotiating our investment with Craigslist's board in 2004, we have acted openly and in good faith as a minority shareholder, so we were surprised by these recent unilateral actions," said eBay's general counsel, Mike Jacobson.
In 1998, the chairman of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries famously said, "I openly brag that I don't cater to shareholders," and, even more amazingly, "We don't give a hoot about things like return on equity".
