This paper shows that in a model of managerial delegation in duopoly market structure, if the managers' salary varies … the proportion of the incentive scheme that the managers get as a part of their salary, i.e. in equilibrium owners will …

misrepresentation in order to achieve the same appearance of honesty. For managers under a precise system, this will shift the tradeoff …

improve organizational performance. We adopt the economic identity theory to mathematically model and test this model using … low-level sales managers as agents and department managers as principals in the mathematical analysis reveals that when … organizations do not set optimal compensation contracts, the expected utility of department managers is not high — even if they have …

The impact of accounting information on ethical behavior has been extensively documented. Additionally, agency theory … accounting education literature that ties ethical issues to an agency-theory context. The primary objective of this case is to … highlight control system ethical issues using an agency-theory context. Students explore their own reactions to a prohibited but …

Top management faces two key organizational design choices: (1) how much authority to delegate to lower-level managers …, and (2) how to design incentive compensation to ensure that these managers do not misuse their discretion. Although … evidence on the joint nature of the delegation and incentive compensation choices for lower-level managers. A simultaneous …