Corporate governance characteristics, shareholder dissent and agency cost of debt
研究股东异议与债务代理成本之间的相互影响，发现信用评级较高时异议较少，但股东异议在股东主导型治理体系中能改善后续信用评级，而在利益相关者协作型体系中效果减弱。
We examine how shareholder dissent both affects and is affected by agency cost of debt, using credit ratings as a proxy. Specifically, we explore (1) whether agency costs of debt trigger dissent differently across corporate governance regimes characterized by greater stakeholder collaboration versus those with stronger shareholder dominance, and (2) whether credit rating agencies' subsequent responses to dissent vary across these regimes. We find evidence that dissent is lower when ratings are higher, but there is limited evidence that shareholders in more collaborative regimes dissent more. Dissent tends to improve subsequent credit ratings when shareholders are highly dominant, but this effect diminishes in more coordinated governance systems. This evidence suggests that dissent shifts power toward shareholders, which is more costly to debtholders in governance systems that are based on collaboration among stakeholders.