Essays about: "principal agent relationship"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 52 essays containing the words principal agent relationship.

1. 16. The Physician’s Word Matters Most

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hannah Feldtblad; Adam Karlsson; Matilda Karlsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Agency Theory ⋅ Principal-Agent Relationship ⋅ Swedish Healthcare ⋅ Medical Ethics ⋅ Profession; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe how physicians are affected by and deal with conflicting interests between patients and superiors, regarding personal ethics and cost-effectiveness measures, using agency theory. More specifically, how superiors might affect given care by attempting to control the physician’s performance in the pursuit of saving money, while patients want the best treatment available. READ MORE

3. 17. CEO Compensation : the Role and Effect of Compensation Committees

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Christensen; Paulina Lindgren; [2018]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Compensation to executives is a complex and continuous topic that attracts media, academia, legislators, and not least the public. Due to the surprisingly under-examined research  topic in Sweden and inconclusive results in prior research, this paper seeks to establish how compensation committees affect CEO compensation in light of the principal-agent theory and through uni-, bi-, and multivariate analyses. READ MORE

4. 18. Young farmers’ opportunity to enter and maintain farming through tenancy : a multiple case study in Southern Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Anna Lundberg; Emelie Persson; [2018]
   Keywords : tenancy; young farmers; relationship; entering; contract; external actor; agreement; arrangement; stakeholder; principal-agent;

   Abstract : The agricultural sector is capital intensive compared with other industries and the conditions for managing a farm have changed during the recent decades. During the past few years, the price of farmland and rental rates have increased which results in difficulties to maintain a stable and profitable business. READ MORE

5. 19. The interconnection between executive shareholding and firm performance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Rex Ståhl; [2017-09-15]
   Keywords : Management Remuneration; Executive Shareholding; Long-term Incentive Programs; Agency Theory; Stock Market Performance;

   Abstract : There has been a long standing debate regarding how firms can alleviate the agency problem and align the interests of the agent with those of the principal. In this study, we theorize that if firms can incentivize executives to act more like owners as opposed to agents, it will lead to better performance of the firm. READ MORE

6. 20. Leading the blind A cross-country analysis of the effect of transparency on environmental performance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Pernilla Graversen; [2017-07-07]
   Keywords : Transparency; Environmental Performance; Environmental Performance; Education; Trade Openness; Corruption; Governance; Principal-Agent;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate whether government transparency has an independent effect on environmental performance. Transparency is being promoted by policymakers and international institutions alike as a key feature of good governance with the potential to enhance environmental performance. READ MORE