Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society

Volume 11, 2000

Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Meeting

William P. Smith
Pages 225-230

Examining the Shareholder Activism Process
The Case of Exxon and Global Warming

Several religious investors are using shareholder acdvist strategies to protest ExxonMobil's critical position on the possibility of rising global temperatures. A review of the shareholder activism process ia provided, and the each side's quest for legitimacy is discussed