stockholder

In liberal models of capitalism, such as Great Britain and the United States, shareholder governance is the dominant company form. On this model, companies exist to serve the interests of shareholders. Shareholders are deemed to be the owners of a firm, which means…

…a legal sense are the shareholders, who purchase with their investment of capital a share in the proceeds of the enterprise and who are nominally entitled to a measure of control over the financial management of the corporation.

…known as a shareholder or stockholder, the emphasis being placed on the individual’s investment function. The managers of a business association, however, do not in law comprise all of the persons who exercise discretion or make decisions. Even the senior executives of large corporations or companies may be merely employees,…

Debates over the scope of corporate responsibilities have raised an important theoretical question that goes to the heart of the purposes and roles of the modern corporation. Does the corporation exist simply to maximize the value of its shareholders’ investment? Or should a corporation…

…between the company and its stockholders, or shareholders, and set forth the division of the risk, income, and control of the business.

…is in their use in shareholder voting. The Companies Act (2006) in the United Kingdom and state statutes in the United States provide that voting by shareholders of limited liability companies and of corporations shall be in person or by proxy. The separation of share ownership from management, in corporations…