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Task-specific abilities in multi-task principal–agent relationships

Labour Economics, 2009
This paper analyzes a multi-task agency framework where the agent exhibits task-specific abilities. It illustrates how incentive contracts account for the agent's task-specific abilities if contractible performance measures do not reflect the agent's multidimensional contribution to firm value.
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Understanding Principal-Agent Relationships: Evidence from Professional Hockey

Journal of Sport Management, 2003
This paper examines the professional hockey industry to explore the principles of agency theory. Using basic tenets derived from the agency literature and conditions specific to the hockey industry, a series of propositions are developed. These are investigated using data from industry documents, popular articles on hockey, and interviews with players,
Daniel S. Mason, Trevor Slack
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Principal Agent Relationships in Co-Financing Deals

2012
The academic literature on investments in motion pictures and on co-financing arrangements has identified at least four threats, investors should be aware of: (i) the unpredictability of motion picture performance, (ii) a disadvantageous pre-selection of projects by the majors, (iii) accounting practices that favor the studios, and (iv) the exposure to
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Posterior-preserving information improvements and principal-agent relationships

Journal of Economic Theory, 1991
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Repeated principal-agent relationships with lending and borrowing

Economics Letters, 1985
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The principal-agent relationships in group buying auction

2011 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Management Science and Electronic Commerce (AIMSEC), 2011
In Group-buying auction, the auctioneer is divided into two different roles, including suppliers and auction agent. The principal-agent relationship arises between suppliers and auction agent. To analyze this relationship, this paper describes the auction flow and Point out that this relationship is accord with common agency.
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Aggregating Performance Measures in Multitask Principal-Agent Relationships

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009
It has been argued in the multitask agency literature that effort distortion can be mitigated by applying several performance measures in incentive contracts. This paper analyzes the efficient aggregation of multiple performance measures aimed at motivating non-distorted effort.
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CITIZEN RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AND PRINCIPAL/AGENT THEORY

Principal/Agent Theory economic that makes clear accountability relationship management (Agent) toshareholders (Principal), Have the effect of creating new public management . This theory highlightsimportant issues regarding the accountability of state structures that distinguishes private structures.
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Principal-Agent Relationships in the Theory of Bureaucracy

2008
The theory of the firm has many applications to political markets, and principal-agent theory in particular has been used to describe the relationship between Congress and the bureaucracy. The principal-agent model of the bureaucracy addresses the importance of property rights and contracts in political markets.
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Principal Agent Relationships and UK Regulated Utilities

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2005
Kassim, Hussein, Waddams Price, Catherine   +1 more
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