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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Agency theory Agency theory identifies the agency relationship where one party‚ the principal‚ delegates work to another party‚ the agent. In the context of a corporation‚ the owners are the principal and the directors are the agent. This model of corporate governance and subsequent research focused on resolving conflicts of interest between corporate management and shareholders (Jensen and Meckling‚ 1976) and has largely adopted an agency theory approach. Key assumption is that the principals and
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Corporation – A separate legal entity that has an existence at law that is separable from those who form it. It is a separate legal entity in the sense that it has an existence at law‚ but no material existence. * It is separate and distinct from its shareholders * A properly authorized agent may bind the corporation in contract with third parties. * Shareholders possess limited liability for the debts of the corporation‚ and creditors may look only to the assets of the corporation to
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Agency theory relative to corporate governance assumes a two-tier form of firm control: managers and owners. Agency theory holds that there will be some friction and mistrust between these two groups. The basic structure of the corporation‚ therefore‚ is the web of contractual relations among different interest groups with a stake in the company. In general‚ there are three sets of interest groups within the firm. Managers‚ stockholders and creditors (such as banks). Stockholders often have conflicts
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Administrative Agency Name Here School Here 1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interests you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so‚ how? Submit a copy of the proposed regulation along with your responses to these five questions. The proposed regulation can be submitted as either a separate Word document (.doc) or Adobe file (.pdf). This means you will
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Chapter 1 Sports Agency (Tuition & fees‚ room and board‚ books) Scholarship covers 2/3 Cost of attendance Less than 10 school’s athletic program turn a profit NLI- National letter intent Who is a sports agent? Advocate‚ marketer and negotiator Not just for athletes- Coaches‚ Broadcasters‚ retired athletes‚ etc. have agents. Qualifications: Law Degree? Not necessary. No law or mandate that says an agent needs a law degree. Most do‚ though. Sometimes the law degree might be a hindrance
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Role and Function of Law Paper Erik Larson Law/421 February 11th‚ 2013 Eric Nord The Roles and Functions of Law Former President Theodore Roosevelt was quoted as once saying‚” No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.” This quote sums up the importance and vastness of our legal system. Laws serve many purposes in both business as well as society. The following paper will discuss the roles and functions of law in both business
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* Objectives of the studies * Methodology * Significance of the studies * Scope of the study * Chapterisation Chapter.2 Review of Travel Agency * Product of a Travel Agency * Activities of a Travel Agency * Department of a Travel Agency * Principles of a Travel Agency * Right and Duties of a Travel Agency Chapter.3 Profile of Madura Travels * Profile * History * Organization chart * Computer and Reservation system * International sector
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INTRODUCTION An agency in general‚ is the relationship between two parties‚ where one is a principal and the other is an agent who represents the principal in transaction with a third party. Agency relationship occur when the principal hire the agent to perform a service on the principal behalf. In common‚ principal will delegate decision making authority to the agent. Agency Theory is concerned with resolving problems that may exist in agency relationship; that is‚ between principals (such as
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Table of content Preface………………………………………………………………….1 Chapter 1. Prerequisites of the agency problem and different approaches to solving it 1.1 How we detect an agency problem……………………………………..3 1.2 Remedies of agency problem…………………………………………….5 1.3 Different approach for different types of companies……………….10 Chapter 2. Practical examples of agency problem’s solution 2.1 Good intentions usually backfire……………………………………….13 2.2 Positive examples and new ideas………………………………….........17 2.3 Foregoing
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