HİSSEDAR AKTİVİZMASI VE MALEZYA'DA KURUMSAL SOSYAL SORUMLULUK - ACTIVISM AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MALAYSIA

Year 2020, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 1 - 19, 23.03.2020

Muhammad Aiman Awalluddin

https://doi.org/10.30798/makuiibf.532662

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the issues of shareholder activism in Malaysia. The findings shows that shareholder activism already taken place in Malaysia. Although, it is not as rigorously and actively as compare to developed country, the existence of shareholder activism in Malaysia indicated the awareness is rising. Shareholder activism is one of the vital element in corporate governance framework to ensure good governance practice. By engaging company, shareholders ensuring there is a check and balance on the course of action taken by company. Furthermore, the research outcome also indicates shareholders are likely to use voting rights and dialogue in engaging companies to practice good CSR. Voting rights is considered as powerful means because voted resolution shows the will of the shareholder. Additionally, dialogue can enhance transparency and openness between shareholders and management of company. Besides, through dialogue, shareholders may signal to the management of the company on the importance of CSR, instead of shareholder supremacy. Having two way communication can improve mutual understanding between both parties and indicate good corporate governance. 

Keywords

Shareholder Activism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Public Listed Companies, Malaysi

SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MALAYSIA - HİSSEDAR AKTİVİZMASI VE MALEZYA'DA KURUMSAL SOSYAL SORUMLULUK

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı Malezya'daki hissedar aktivizmi konularına ışık tutmaktır. Bulgular, hissedar aktivizminin Malezya'da zaten gerçekleştiğini göstermektedir. Gelişmiş ülkede olduğu kadar aktif ve katı bir şekilde olmasa da, Malezya'da hissedar aktivizminin varlığı farkındalığın arttığını göstermektedir. Hissedar aktivizmi, iyi yönetişim pratiğinin devamı için kurumsal yönetim çerçevesinde gerekli unsurlardan biridir. Şirketle iş birliği yaparak, hissedarlar, şirket tarafından gerçekleştirilen işlemler sırasında kontrol ve denge sağlarlar. Ayrıca, araştırmanın sonuçları, hissedarların iyi KSS uygulamaları için anonim şirketlerdeki oy kullanma haklarını ve diyaloğu kullanacağını göstermektedir. Oy hakları güçlü bir araç olarak kabul edilir, çünkü oy kullanma kararı hissedarın iradesini gösterir. Ek olarak diyalog yoluyla hissedarlar, şirket yönetimine hissedarların üstünlüğü yerine KSS'nin önemi konusunda sinyal verebilirler. İki yönlü iletişim kurmak taraflar arasındaki karşılıklı anlayışı geliştirebilir ve bu durum iyi kurumsal yönetişimi gösterir. 

Keywords

Hissedar aktivizmi, Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk, Halka Sirket, Kurumsal Yönetim, Malezya

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