Discuss the various duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of the Principal-Agent relationship as outlined in the text.
Discuss the various duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of the Principal-Agent relationship as outlined in the text.
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Explain how firms may design a compensation scheme to reduce short-termism by combining reward instruments such as stocks, stock options, restricted stocks and inside debt. Justify your proposal by referring to the academic literature.
1) Explain the short-termism hypothesis, critically explain whether principal-agent issues may contribute to short-termism, and explore its consequences for firm performance; 2) Analyse how modern firms seek to deal with the principal-agent problem. Your analysis should explicitly distinguish between the level and structure of pay. 3) Explain how firms may design a compensation scheme to […]