Utilize the Knowledge You Have Gained to Respond to the Following

question 43

Essay

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
-Church groups are key members in the shareholder activist movement. One way that they gain access to corporate executives is by purchasing a small amount of stock and holding it a certain length of time (state laws usually dictate how much they need to buy and how long they need to hold it), which then allows them to introduce shareholder resolutions at stockholder meetings. Should small investors be able to wield influence like this, which arguably goes beyond their financial stake in the firm?

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Definitions:

Reducing Turnover

Strategies or practices intended to decrease the rate at which employees leave and have to be replaced within an organization.

Expectancy Theory

A motivational theory suggesting that individuals are more likely to act in a certain way if they expect that the action will lead to a desired outcome or reward.

Motivation

A psychological force that compels individuals to act toward the achievement of goals.

Attractiveness

The qualities or features of an entity that make it appealing or desirable to others.