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    Theories That Seek To Define and Explain Agency. 1) Power Liability Theory - Agency exist when a person acquires the power to alter the P’s legal relations with a T so that onlt the P can sue or be sued by the T - Issue: It focuses on external rather than internal aspect of agency. Furthermore some agencies do not fall into that definition i.e. Estate Agents 2) Consent Theory - Agency is a fiduciary rship that arises when a principal manifests assent to another person (A) that the A should act on

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    2.1 Agency Theory‚ Multinational Corporation‚ and Religiosity Over time‚ the raising issue on agency theory where conflict of interest between shareholders who act as the principal and managers who act as the agent has become a big research topic in corporate governance. Fama and Jensen (1983) argue within large and small organizations there is control instrument that deals with the agency problem caused by the separation of ownership and control. The same issue intensifies within multinational

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    Redaction Criticism and Textual Criticism Introduction Imagine yourself excitedly waiting for a movie‚ about your favorite novel‚ to come out. Finally the day comes when it starts showing in the theatres. You used all your connections to be able to get premiere tickets for the movie. You are about to watch the movie about your favorite novel… Coming out of the theatres‚ you feel cheated. All the excitement‚ all the hype left you disappointed. You say to yourself‚ this isn’t what was in the

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    1. ‘An agency relationship exists when one or more individuals (called principals) hire others (called agents) in order to delegate responsibilities to them’ (Baiman (1990: 342)) Agency relationships are administrated by implicit or explicit contracts between agents and principals. The assumption of agents’ self – interest which contradicts with the principals’ interest is the basis of the agency problem. According to Alawattage and Wickramasinghe‚ agency theory suggests two fundamental reasons

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    Accordingly‚ this essay examines the Blue Ocean Strategy concept in the following order: First‚ the theory is explained with a real-life example. Secondly we look at few of its limitations. Thirdly‚ a critical appraisal of why this approach is better or worse off than other competing and value innovation theories is presented and finally the conclusion is drawn. Blue Ocean Strategy Theory According to Kim and Mauborgne (2004) the business universe consists of two distinct kinds of space:

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    Commercial Law Agency An agent is determined by law. Determined by the legal implications of what the person does. Must be acting for a principal cannot stand alone. (a)Agent has the legal authority to bind or incur liability for which the principal can be responsible. The primary role of an agent is to negotiate or conclude contracts on behalf of a principal. Actions are treated like that of the principal. Consent can be determined by the Court. (b)Agent is a person who is recognized by law as

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    independent estate agent Heaventown is a leading residential property company in the UK‚ working across local‚ national and international markets‚ delivering unrivalled customer service through the commitment and inspiration of its staff. . Our agency provides a full range of professional property services including: Sale and Purchase of all types of property‚ Villas‚ Town and Village houses‚ flats and plots etc. Drafting of all types of contract pertinent to the sale or purchase of a property

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    SELF-INTEREST‚ ALTRUISM‚ INCENTIVES‚ & AGENCY THEORY Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu Abstract Many scholars‚ business people‚ policy makers‚ and religious leaders are suspicious of self-interest and incentives and often oppose the use of incentives to motivate managers‚ employees‚ public servants‚ or the public itself. I address here some of these issues regarding human nature and organizations raised by Michael Brennan (1994) in “Incentives‚ Rationality‚ and Society

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    and gouges his eyes out‚ exiling himself from Thebes. Although generally accepted as a play of fate‚ many people have made criticisms against this claim. One critic in particular‚ Kurt Fasso‚ in his criticism “Oedipus Crux‚” believes this fate was not truly Oedipus’ – he just accepts it as his own. His criticism is valid‚ for it touches on points that do in fact prove his theory‚ in a single persuading and convincing piece‚ particularly concerning the discrepancies surrounding Laius’ death and the

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    1 Translation Quality Assessment A case study of Ernest Hemingway’s ‘the Killers’ Translated by Najaf Daryabandari According to Newmark’s translation criticism Marjan Tavakoli Kerman Institute of Higher Education May 2014 2 Introduction "The Killers‚" Ernest Hemingway’s story about two hit men who come to a small town to kill a former prizefighter‚ was first published in the March 1927 issue of Scribner’s Magazine. Hemingway was paid two hundred dollars for the story‚ which was

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