Relying on an alternative theoretical framework (i.e. institutional theory), rather than the dominant agency theory, this paper examines the connections between corporate governance mechanisms and good practices, as informed by an empirical and contextual analysis. On the basis of research...

The series of corporate accounting scandals drew attention to the stewardship function of accounting. This exposition deals with the characteristics of accounting from perspective of institutional economic theory. I analyze relationship between owner and manager by the principal-agent model....

The study of the history of theoretical opinions enables better to estimate the direction of future research. Objective of the article is to show main developmental lines in several aspect of financial theory concentrated on material investments and to say thesis about further development of...

Agency theory for the first time appeared in literature in 70s years at the works of Ross (1973), Jensen and Meckling (1976). Their starting points were transaction costs, asymmetric information, moral hazard and adverse selection. This theory gradually enforced not only in economic scientific...

A buy-out is a fundamental change in the structure of ownership that may affect the way employee relations develop within an organisation. Little is known about the impact of buyouts upon employee relations. This paper aims to address this gap. We focus on two main questions. First, what are the...

This article evaluates the efficiency of existing dividend distribution tax in India from the perspective of investors’ preference pattern, as revealed in the market. It investigates the announcement effect of dividend in India in the presence of dividend distribution tax with specific...

Principal-agent models in which the agent has access to private information before a contract is signed are a cornerstone of contract theory. We have conducted an experiment with 720 participants to explore whether the theoretical insights are reflected by the behavior of subjects in the...

In this study we investigate the role of leverage in disciplining overinvestment problems.We measure the relationships between leverage, Tobin s q and corporate governance characteristics for Dutch listed firms.Besides, our empirical analysis tests for determinants of leverage from tax and...

We consider a model in which the principal-agent relation between inside shareholders and the management affects the firm value.We study the effect of financing the project with risky debt in changing the incentive for a risk-neutral shareholder (the principal) to implement the project-value...