1、外文文獻翻外文文獻翻譯譯譯譯文原文:PrincipalAgentRelationshipsontheStewardshipAgencyAxisThisarticleprovidesanoverviewoftheliteratureonnonprofitprincipalagentrelationships.Itdepictsthenatureofagencytheystewardshiptheyanalyzestheiginofthei
2、rstrugglewithinthenonprofitstructuremarksdirectionsfaconciliatyapproach.Wetherebycontrastitwithstewardshiptheyelabateontheargumentsthatcanaffectthepositionofnonprofitprincipalagentrelationshipsonthestewardshipagencyaxis.
3、Analysisoftheexistingliteraturepointstoalackofconsensusastowhichtheyshouldbeapplied.Wearguethatthedivisionofnonprofitprincipalagentrelationshipsintoboardmanagermanageremployeeinteractionsmayhelptoclarifythebalancebetween
4、agencytheystewardshiptheymayleadtotheestablishmentofastronglyfoundedtheyonnonprofitprincipalagentrelationships.Weclosewithadiscussionofhowthisarticlemayprovevaluabletononprofitpolicymakersotherempiricalresearchers.WhatIs
5、AgencyTheyIndertoexplainthebasicconceptsuponwhichthefoundationsofagencytheyarebuiltwestartwithadefinitionofprincipalagentrelationships.AccdingtoJensenMeckling(1976)aprincipalagentrelationshipcanbedefinedas“acontractunder
6、whichonemepersons(theprincipal(s))engageanotherperson(theagent)toperfmsomeserviceontheirbehalfwhichinvolvesdelegatingsomedecisionmakingauthitytotheagent”(p.308).Suchrelationshipsarequitecommon.Fexampleaclient(principal)m
7、ighthirealawyer(agent)todefendhiscase.Ahomeowner(principal)mighthireacarpenter(agent)tofixherstaircase.Althoughbothexamplesdescribeinteractionsinaprivatesettingprincipalagentrelationshipsalsocommonlyoccurwithinganization
8、s.Hereliteratureoftenhstheroleoftheprincipaltotheboardofdirectswhichcontractsamanagertoruntheganizationthesametimedamagetheeffectivenessoftheclientthebehaviofotheragents.Malhazardmalfactseconomicactivityisessentiallynotm
9、uchsotheuseofthewdhavedifferentviewsitwassuggestedtouse“covertactions“toreplaceit.Inamarketeconomymalhazardisauniversalphenomenonitisessentiallyaneconomiconehiddenmessageoftheirownrationalresponseto.Theintroductionofanin
10、fmationalasymmetryisnotnecessarilyaproblem.Iftheagent’sinterestsareperfectlyalignedwiththeprincipal’sasymmetrywillnotaffectthelevelofbenefitsstreamedtowardtheprincipal.Howeveroneofagencythey’sbasicassumptionsisthataconfl
11、ictexistsbetweentheinterestsoftheprincipalthoseofhisagent.Theprincipalwilltherebybefcedtoapplynewwaysofcontractingindertominimizethedeviationfromthefirstbestsolution.Inthecaseofmalhazardthedeviationfromthefirstbestsoluti
12、oniselicitedbythefactthatcompensationcannolongerbebasedonthelevelofefft(cloakedfromtheprincipal)exertedbytheagent.Compensationshouldinsteaddependontheoutcome.Outcomebasedcompensationwouldinducetheagenttoexertmethanthemin
13、imumlevelofefft.Thereasoningbehindthisargumentisthatbecausetheprincipalisunabletoevaluatehisagent’seffttheagentdrawsdisutilityfromexertingitafixedfeewouldonlystimulatetheagenttoperfmattheminimumlevel.Raisingthefeeswouldn
14、otalterthissituation.Theagentcanbeexpectedtoaccepthigherwages(sincehigherwagesresultinhigherutility)butalsotominimizeherefft(indertominimizethedisutilityderivedfromit).Raisingthefixedfeewouldtherefeonlywidenthegapbetween
15、gainscostsfacedbytheagent—feedherbankaccount—butwouldnotalterherchoiceofefft.Becausethebasisofthecompensationschemesmustbealteredfromefftbasedpay(fixedfees)tooutcomebasedpay(contingentpay)outcomesarepartlyinfluencedbysta
16、tesofnaturethatarebeyondtheagent’scontroltheagentwillbefcedtoacceptariskfactintohercontractmaybeheldaccountableffactsshecannotcontrol.Suchanarrangementwouldbeinefficient.Whenariskneutralindividualentersintoacontractwitha
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