Essays about: "Principal-agent approach"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Principal-agent approach.

1. 1. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Elisha Lawodo Bloe; [2023]
   Keywords : emergency response and recovery; humanitarian assistance; corruption; Ebola virus disease;

   Abstract : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. READ MORE

3. 2. Ownership Structure and Corporate Performance: An empirical study on the impact of managerial ownership & concentrated ownership on corporate performance of Swedish publicly traded firms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Melker Melin; Ismailcan Korkmaz; [2022]
   Keywords : Agency costs; ROA; corporate governance mechanisms; corporate performance; Managerial ownership; Ownership concentration; Stewardship; Tobin s Q; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the relationship between the corporate governance mechanisms, managerial ownership, and concentrated ownership, on corporate performance in Swedish companies. With its distinguishing corporate governance regime and financial environment, Sweden facilitates a unique contribution to the ongoing discussion on ownership structure and agency conflicts. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. ESG, Legal Origin and Corporate Governance : From Voluntary to Mandatory Reporting in the European Union

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

   Author : Eric Vaarala; [2022]
   Keywords : ESG; principal-agent theory; signaling theory; mandatory and voluntary reporting; legal origin;

   Abstract : The study is based on a hypothetical deductive approach. The study applies a quantitative method. The material covers 3926 firm years between 2007–2019. The data studied is obtained from the ASSET4 database. READ MORE

6. 5. THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION? THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EFFORTS TO MITIGATE GRAND CORRUPTION IN THE HEALTHCARE AND MINING SECTORS IN TANZANIA

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elikana Eliakimu Sadock; [2021-11-26]
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   Abstract : The efforts to fight against corruption portrayed by international and domestic actors are crucial in addressing measures to alleviate corruption in the mining and healthcare sectors. Several experts in social science research argue that transparency, public awareness, and oversight are practical approaches to fighting corruption in the mining and healthcare sectors when they receive the needed support from a working legal system and strong political will. READ MORE