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The change in the role of general shareholder meetings in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K17148
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Money/ Finance
Research InstitutionChiba University of Commerce (2019)
Waseda University (2016-2018)

Principal Investigator

Ogawa Ryo  千葉商科大学, 商経学部, 講師 (70769918)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords株主総会 / 議決権行使 / 機関投資家 / 安定株主 / 企業統治
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we examined (I) how the practices of holding general shareholder meetings have changed, and (II) how voting rights are exercised at general shareholder meetings, taking into account the growing interest in shareholder meetings in Japan and international characteristics of the exercise of voting rights. In terms of (II), we examined (i) whether shareholders tend to vote for (against) high-performance (low-performance) companies, and (ii) whether the relationship between firm performance and approval rate changes due to the existence of particular shareholders (e.g. institutional investors). This research is unique in that it uses unique hand-collected data on the date of the general shareholder meetings, the timing of sending proxy statements, and voting results, which are not found in other researches.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

1997 年代後半の銀行危機を契機に、日本企業の株式所有構造は、従来の事業法人・金融機関間の株式持合いを特徴とする内部投資家中心の構造から、機関投資家をはじめとする外部投資家中心の構造へと大きく変容した。また、日本版スチュワードシップ・コードと日本版コーポレートガバナンス・コードが相次いで公表され、両コードが強調する企業と投資家の対話を実現するための手段として、株主総会への関心が高まった。本研究の成果は、これらの劇的な変化が日本企業のコーポレートガバナンスに対していかなる影響を与えたのかに対する理解と望ましい株主総会のあり方を模索する上で重要となる政策的インプリケーションを提供する。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Changes in corporate governance and top executive turnover: The evidence from Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Hideaki Miyajima, Ryo Ogawa, Takuji Saito
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: 47 Pages: 17-31

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2017.12.006

    • NAID

      210000164778

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 『企業統治と成長戦略』第1章「メガバンク成立後の企業・銀行関係」2017

    • Author(s)
      蟻川靖浩・宮島英昭・小川亮
    • Total Pages
      34
    • Publisher
      東洋経済新報社
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 『企業統治と成長戦略』第2章「海外機関投資家の企業統治における役割とその帰結」2017

    • Author(s)
      宮島英昭・保田隆明・小川亮
    • Total Pages
      35
    • Publisher
      東洋経済新報社
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 『企業統治と成長戦略』第9章「企業統治制度の変容と経営者の交代」2017

    • Author(s)
      齋藤卓爾・宮島英昭・小川亮
    • Total Pages
      30
    • Publisher
      東洋経済新報社
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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