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The Principal's Other Problems: Honest Incompetence and the Specification of Objectives

Hendry, John·2002·The Academy of Management Review
DOI 10.2307/4134371
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In this article an extension of agency theory based on problems that arise in agency relationships, even when agents are assumed to be honest and dutiful, is put forward. With one exception, these assumptions lead to essentially the same predictions as in standard agency theory, suggesting that effects commonly attributed to self-seeking may be better understood as more fundamental effects of the agency relationship itself. This analysis raises a number of previously unexplored research questions concerning the nature of managerial agency relationships.

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Authors
Hendry, J.
Venue
The Academy of Management Review
Publisher
Academy of Management
Published
2002-01
Volume
27
Issue
1
Pages
98
ISSN
0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2307/4134371
OpenAlex
W2154512495
Cited by
361
References
78
FWCI
65.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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