The force-fed proposal : exclusion of shareholder proposals from corporate proxy materials under SEC Rule 14a-8(c)(5) /

In 2012, Peter Lovenheim invested in a promising new company, Iroquois Brands. Subsequent to investing, he learned that the company was a distributor of the French delicacy, pâté de foie gras. As an animal rights activist, Lovenheim was aware of the animal cruelty methods used to produce pâté de foi...

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Main Author:	Toson, Sonia J. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : NeilsonJournals Publishing, 2016.
Series:	SAGE Knowledge. Cases.
Subjects:	Business ethics > Case studies. Social responsibility of business > Case studies. Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies. Animal rights > Case studies. Morale des affaires > Études de cas. Entreprises > Responsabilité sociale > Études de cas. Expérimentation animale > Aspect moral > Études de cas. Animaux > Droits > Études de cas. Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects Animal rights Business ethics Social responsibility of business Electronic books. Case studies Case studies. Études de cas.
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Summary:	In 2012, Peter Lovenheim invested in a promising new company, Iroquois Brands. Subsequent to investing, he learned that the company was a distributor of the French delicacy, pâté de foie gras. As an animal rights activist, Lovenheim was aware of the animal cruelty methods used to produce pâté de foie gras. In an effort to bring awareness to the issue and ideally halt the corporation's distribution of the product, Lovenheim crafted several strategic shareholder proposals, and ultimately, in March 2015, filed a lawsuit against Iroquois. Unique in that it is written from the perspective of the Judge deciding the case, this case asks students to balance the needs of the corporation with the rights of shareholder activists. Based on a landmark court decision, the case demonstrates the complexities faced by contemporary socially responsible enterprises attempting to strike the elusive balance between ethical responsibility and the requirements of the law.
Item Description:	Originally Published InToson, S. J. (2016). The force-fed proposal: Exclusion of shareholder proposals from corporate proxy materials under SEC rule 14a-8(c)(5). Journal of Business Ethics Education, 13(1), 393-402. JBEE13-0CS1.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781526460554 1526460556