0 a person who owns shares in a company and therefore gets part of the company's profits and the right to vote on how the company is controlled: --
1 a person or group that owns part of a company in the form of shares --
2 → shareholder --
Following the literature on developed economies, one could also ask whether block stockholders such as pension funds affect executive compensation, leverage, and takeover activity22 in developing countries.
Thus, voting power would not change merely because more stock was called in, unless a (minority) stockholder had subscribed for more that he was able to pay.
However, they have to share the firm's profits with the worker (the new stockholder).
But the officers and stockholders, are not personally liable for the debts of the corporation.
The remaining stock was to be taken up by private stockholders.
Even though this is beneficial to all stockholders, nevertheless there are associated costs for the manager and outside shareholders.
They have stimulated the development of diversified financial institutions and instruments, demanded information disclosure, and become monitors of minority stockholder rights.
In addition, union supporters, including many boycott activists, attended the company's stockholder meetings and introduced resolutions that criticized the firm's opposition to unions.
