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001			ocn910773040
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005			20251028093400.0
008			151019s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2015038177
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780062369833
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019			_a936359358
020			_a9780062369833 (hardcover)
020			_a0062369830 (hardcover)
020			_z9780062369840 (electronic book)
035			_a(OCoLC)910773040 _z(OCoLC)936359358
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043			_an-us---
050	0	0	_aHD 2744 _b.G73 2015
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aGramm, Jeff, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDear chairman : _bboardroom battles and the rise of shareholder activism / _cJeff Gramm.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bHarper Business, _c2015
300			_axxi, 291 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-275) and index.
505	0		_aBenjamin Graham versus Northern Pipeline: the birth of modern shareholder activism -- Robert Young versus New York Central: The proxyteers storm the Vanderbilt line -- Warren Buffett and American Express: the great salad oil swindle -- Carl Icahn versus Phillips Petroleum: the rise and fall of the corporate raiders -- Ross Perot versus General Motors: the unmaking of the modern corporation -- Karla Scherer versus R.P. Scherer: a kingdom in a capsule -- Daniel Loeb and hedge fund activism: the shame game -- BKF Capital: the corrosion of conformity.
520			_aA sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism{u2019}s longest running tensions{u2014}the conflicts of interest among public company directors, managers, and shareholders{u2014}told through entertaining case studies and original letters from some of our most legendary and controversial investors and activists.
650		0	_aCorporations _xInvestor relations _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aStockholders _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aCorporate governance _zUnited States _xHistory.
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