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    Separating Theory from Practice By: Coretta Hudson Capella University Principal-agent problem is a particular game-theoretic description of a situation. There is a player called a principal‚ and one or more other players called agents with utility functions that are in some sense different from the principal’s. The principal can act more effectively through the agents than directly‚ and must construct incentive schemes to get them to behave at least partly according

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    The Principal Agent-Theory as a base for the organization of company innovation process There are many settings in which one economic actor (the principal) delegates authority and/or responsibilities to an agent to act on his behalf. The primary reason for doing so is that the agent has an advantage in terms of expertise or information. This informational advantage‚ or information asymmetry‚ poses a problem for the principal—how can the principal be sure that the agent has in fact acted in her

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    dimensions of the shareholder-principal conflict with manager-agents known as the principal-agent problem. To mitigate agency problems between senior executives and shareholders‚ should the compensation committee of the board devote more to executive salary and bonus (cash compensation) or more to long-term incentives? Why? What role does each type of pay play in motivating managers? There are several dimensions to the principal-agent conflict. Principal-Agent Relationships exist whenever

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    Principal Agent Problem Running a business can be a tricky expenditure in today’s society. As we know a business can only be successful economically if they are bringing more money than they are putting out. Owners of businesses realize that positive economic profit is essential to the livelihood of their businesses. As with every business‚ employees are hired to do specific tasks that the owner assigns for them. However‚ with employees comes the responsibility of managing them. This is where a

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    The Agency Cost Problem or Principal-Agent Problem‚ which is believed‚ arises from the separation of ownership and control‚ could be mitigated in many ways. In their paper Jensen and Meckling (1976) mention that if a company fully owned by its managers‚ they will work on maximizing its value. But if a fraction of this equity owned by managers is sold to outsiders‚ the risk borne by them now will have fewer fractions than before. This will be one of the main reasons for management to act on maximizing

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    Essendon Football Club): ‘Principal-Agent problems are caused by insufficient oversight by company directors.’ Corporate Governance is a complex field that started to develop very quickly this last decade. The collapse of international firms‚ the financial crisis‚ the international scandals‚ the pressure from the governments and non-profit organizations… are all participating factors that make Corporate Governance an important concern of everyday business. Some theories try to put in place “the

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    Agency Theory A theory that explains the relationship between principals and agents in business (In this relationship‚ the principal hires an agent to do the work‚ or to perform a task the principal is unable or unwilling to do.  For example‚ in corporations‚ the principals are the shareholders of a company‚ delegating to the agent i.e. the management of the company‚ to perform tasks on their behalf.) Agency theory is concerned with resolving problems that can exist in agency relationships;

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    and Economic Performance‚ North discusses the Principle Agent Problem where‚ with more information‚ a seller can make better-informed decisions that will inadvertently or otherwise impact a buyer who remains partially‚ if not entirely‚ ignorant. In order to combat this advantage for the seller‚ the buyer must depend upon institutions in order to level the playing field‚ therein balancing the asymmetry of knowledge that caused the Principle Agent Problem to begin with. With this in mind‚ North fails

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    In a broad manner‚ organisational theories can be defined as formal social organisations and their interrelationship with the environment in which they operate. This reading provides insight into the agency and the contingency organisational theories‚ and how management implement these theories into the environment in which their business operates. It also outlines the issues and limitations of these theories‚ using the Coca Cola company as a relevant case study. In addition‚ this essay examines

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    Module Title: Finance Principles Module Code: 5AC002 Module Leader: William Coffie Student Name and Number: Qianhui MA(1223583) Date of Submission: 14th Jan 2013 Words: 1441 Agency Theory and Corporate Governance Introduction In 26th February 1995‚ the Barings Bank‚ one of the oldest banks of the United Kingdom was declared bankrupt. Nick Leeson‚ the trader of the bank in Singapore had lost $1.4 billion on derivatives trading while the bank reported capital was only about

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