Essays about: "Principal Agent problem"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 40 essays containing the words Principal Agent problem.

  1. 6. Adversarial Attacks in Federated Learning

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Matteo Demartis; [2022]
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    Abstract : Maskininlärning kräver olika utbildningsdatauppsättningar för att fungera bra. Att dela datauppsättningar är ofta en juridisk fråga och integritetsfråga mellan länder/företag. READ MORE

  3. 7. The impact of institutional investors’ ownership on firm’s value and performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Phuong Thao Hoang; Markus Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; delegated monitoring; agency problem; institutional investors; shareholder value; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Institutional investors and large investors play a crucial role as a governance mechanism to protect outsiders from excessive rent extraction by insiders. Where institutional investors can serve as a governance mechanism to intervene and discipline management, it also has several drawbacks and imperfections. READ MORE

  4. 8. Effects of Endogenous Risks in Contract Design : A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Optimal Contract Design in the Swedish Construction Industry

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Julio Cesar De Barros Cruz; [2021]
    Keywords : Procurement contracts; Contract theory; Contract design; Principal agent; Asymmetric information; Optimal contract; Endogenous risk; Risk aversion; Incentive; Upphandlingskontrakt; Kontraktsteori; Kontraktsdesign; Principal agent; Asymmetrisk information; Optimalt kontrakt; Endogen risk; Riskaversion; Incitament;

    Abstract : The architecture, engineering and construction industry faces challenges when dealing withprocurement contract design and risk-handling. The optimal contracting practices have beenworldwide studied in areas of contract theory which studies how the optimal incentivemechanism (“contracts”) can be designed to encourage the parties to behave more efficiently. READ MORE

  5. 9. Incentive models to improve the installation service of solar panels - a Case Study at E.ON New Solutions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Beata Gynnerstedt; Anneli Håkansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Incentive model; buyer-supplier-customer service triad; service contracting; incentives in contracts; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background The importance of services is increasing, and companies need well-developed service contracts to ensure the service providers perform at a satisfying level. In contracts, performance-dependent rewards (incentives) can be used to stimulate the agent to act desirably. This master thesis focuses on E. READ MORE

  6. 10. Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Optimization of Combining Raster Images in Forest Planning

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för informationssystem och –teknologi

    Author : Yangyang Wen; [2021]
    Keywords : Raster images; Optimization; Deep Reinforcement Learning; Markov Decision Process; Deep Q Learning Neural Network; Temporal Difference; Model Usefulness; Parameter Correlation; Model Effectiveness.;

    Abstract : Raster images represent the treatment options of how the forest will be cut. Economic benefits from cutting the forest will be generated after the treatment is selected and executed. Existing raster images have many clusters and small sizes, this becomes the principal cause of overhead. READ MORE