Sökning: "principals and agents"

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  1. 1. Essays on bargaining and delegation

    Författare :Björn Segendorff; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of three essays. Essay 1: Delegation and Threat in Bargaining.Two principals ("nations") appoint one agent each to bargain over the provision of a public good. Two institutional set-ups are studied, each with a different level of authority given to the agents. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Role of Principals in Government Secondary Schools in Cameroon: Demands, Constraints and Choices : A Case Study of Eight Secondary Schools

    Författare :Cresantus Biamba; Holger Daun; Teshome Nektabib; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; principal roles; leadership; secondary school; developing countries management; tasks; deputy principals; students; Cameroon; International and Comparative Education; internationell och jämförande pedagogik;

    Sammanfattning : The main aim of this research was to explore the present role of the secondary school principals and the challenges they face in carrying out their duties in the Northwest region of Cameroon. The research, which was exploratory and conducted in the interpretive paradigm, is a case study which was carried out at eight secondary schools. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Designing Public Organizations and Institutions: Essays on Coordination and Incentives

    Författare :Jens Dietrichson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizations; institutions; coordination; incentives; performance measurement; communication; budget processes; local governments; fiscal performance; bailouts;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained chapters that address issues of how organizations and institutions should be designed in order to provide adequate incentives and enable coordination. The first essay uses a multi-task principal-agent model to examine two reasons why coordination problems are common when public sector organizations share responsibilities: the incentives to coordinate resource allocation and the difficulties of measuring performance. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The organization of public health care : An economic analysis of the Swedish health care system

    Författare :Clas Rehnberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; in-house production vs contracting-out; institutional economics; internal organization; health economics; health insurance; principals and agents; public health care; Sweden; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : The present study focuses on the organization of public health care in Sweden. The purpose of the thesis is to analyse the institutional arrangements in public health care from the standpoint of the so-called New Institutional Economics. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Det förändrade kontraktet : Banker och företagskonkurser under 1990-talets finanskris

    Författare :Kristina Furusten; Mats Larsson; Ingemund Hägg; Karl Gratzer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bankruptcies; corporate bankruptcies; financial crisis; bank crisis; contract; principal-agent theory; implicit contract; explicit contract; opportunistic; konkurser; företagskonkurser; finanskris; bankkris; kontrakt; principal-agentteori; implicit kontrakt; explicit kontrakt; opportunism; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : During the first years of the 1990s Sweden experienced a severe financial crisis. Many companies and banks in Sweden were in financial distress. In 1992, the number of bankruptcies was the highest in Swedish history and the financial system was headed towards a total break down. LÄS MER