3.2 Agency An agent is a person authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts on behalf of another who is known as the principal in his dealings with a third party. The legal relationship between an agent and a principal is an agency. For examples‚ between a client as a principal (P) and lawyer as an agent(A)‚ employer (P) and employee (A)‚ house owner (P) and housing agent (A) and others. The principal and the agent are in an employment contract where the terms of appointment and authority have
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’Othello is the principal agent of his own downfall’. Discuss this statement. Othello is undoubtedly unfortunate to encounter a villian such as Iago‚ whose ingenuity and wicked nature enable him to manipulate a range of characters with a simplicity that comes natural to him. However‚ while the cunning and deceptive nature of Iago plays a central role in Othello’s downfall‚ such a spectacular tragedy would not have been possible without the primary flaws that the Moor possesses. Iago’s success is
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MANAGER IS A CHANGE AGENT The label “change agent” is often accompanied by misunderstanding‚ cynicism and stereotyping. Managers‚ employees and HR professionals alike have questioned the value of this role in their organization. However‚ as organizations of all kinds face unrelenting changes in their environment‚ the need for individuals who are capable of turning strategy into reality has created a new legitimacy for the change agent role – which is often located within the Human Resource function
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principle-principle agency conflicts impact on the quality and effectiveness of corporate governance in European listed companies. Motivation for study Most of corporate governance research only reveals that corporate governance can solute the agency conflicts between management and shareholders which fails to identify principle-principle agency conflicts and their influences on corporate governance. Research question Whether more severe principal-principal conflict is relevant with weaker
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......... 3 I. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 4 II. Analytical Framework: The Shareholder and Stakeholders Models of Governance........................... 5 II.1 The Shareholder Model ................................................................................................................ 6 II.2 The Stakeholder Model ..................................................
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The Effectiveness of Pro-market Reforms‚ Ownership Structure and The Institutional framework at Addressing the Agency Problem and how Different Types of Firms in Transition Economies are affected by these measures. As economies grow‚ in order for businesses to retain market shares‚ they can no longer rely on organic growth‚ many seek external finance either through initial public offerings or through banks‚ mutual funds and insurance companies. Although there are many side benefits of pursuing
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The Benefits of Flextime With our personal lives busier than ever‚ offering flexible work options to your employees could be the best way to keep the good ones around. BY DR. DAVID G. JAVITCH[->0] | June 5‚ 2006| 0[->1] Tweet[->2] Five days a week‚ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.‚ 48 to 50 weeks per year: That had been the typical work schedule for a good portion of Americans for many decades. But by the 1990’s‚ employees were finding that the traditional workweek was sub-optimal. But why?
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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 to recognize
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serious lapse in Agency-relationship problem. You are one of the board members of a public listed company. Discuss how‚ you would implement the necessary safeguards to prevent such instances happening in your company. 1.0 Suggestions to resolve Agency relationship problems. An agency relationship arises whenever individuals‚ known as principals‚ hire individuals‚ known as agents‚ to perform services and delegate decision-making authority to the agents. The primary agency relationships in
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the shareholders’ wealth. As a good instrument tool of measuring the firm value or the operation condition of a company‚ the share price indicates the stock market value of the company’s shares. Shareholders always expect to maximize the share price by corporate governance‚ however‚ managers in company always link their attitude to the their own interest‚ and they would not to try their best to achieve shareholder’s goal. Due to different interests in shareholders and managers‚ the conflicts always
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