The Principal-Agent Problem Suggests That

question 178

Multiple Choice

The principal-agent problem suggests that

• A) principals and agents always have the same goals.
• B) principals and agents will never have the same goals.
• C) principals and agents are more likely to have the same goals if the principal gives the agent flexibility to make his own decisions.
• D) principals and agents are more likely to have the same goals if the agent's pay is tied to satisfying the principal's goals.

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