Principals and agents : the structure of business

Author(s)

• Pratt, John W. (John Winsor)
• Zeckhauser, Richard
• Arrow, Kenneth Joseph

Bibliographic Information

Principals and agents : the structure of business

edited by John W. Pratt and Richard J. Zeckhauser ; contributors, Kenneth J. Arrow ... [et al.]

（Research colloquium / Harvard Business School）

Harvard Business School Press, [1991], c1985

• : pbk

Note

Reprint, with new preface. Originally published: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c1985

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Eight essays address the inherent problems of the agency relationship, such as monitoring performance and the careful design of incentives. By applying agency theory to actual practices in areas as diverse as tax-sheltered programs and transfer pricing, the contributors present conceptual tools and practical ideas for shaping agency structures to serve the best interests of both parties. A research colloquium book.

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Details

• NCID: BA13014023
• ISBN:
  • 0875842569
• LCCN: 90047996
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 241 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 335
  • LCC : HD29
  • DC20 : 658.4/013
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Management -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Agency (Law) -- Economic aspects -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Agency (Law) -- Congresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00329032