See U.S. Gov» t Accountability Office, supra, at 15 («Recent
studies, market
participants, and
other stakeholders
agree that proxy advisory firms have influence on shareholder voting and corporate governance practices, but had mixed views about the extent of their influence.»).
After the first two centers
agreed to cooperate, their IPV support staff asked
other IPV support centers across the country, including non-profit, government - sponsored, and private support centers to recruit eligible
participants who visited their centers by mailing a document with an explanation of the
study to the centers.