...Ronen Gal-Or; Rani Hoitash; Udi Hoitash SUMMARY Voting in directors' elections is one of few mechanisms by which shareholders can influence corporate governance choices. We study elections of directors who serve on the audit committee (AC), a topic receiving little attention in past work. Our...

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