Explain the Difficulties a Small Company Faces When Making the Decision

question 41

Essay

Explain the difficulties a small company faces when making the decision to internalize.

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Definitions:

Agency Costs

Costs arising from the conflict of interest between a principal (such as a shareholder) and an agent (such as a company manager), including monitoring and contracting costs.

Moral Hazard

A situation in economics where one party can take risks because they do not bear the full consequences of their actions, often due to asymmetric information or a disconnect between actions and consequences.

Information Gathering

The process of collecting data and information from various sources to make informed decisions or understand situations better.

Principal-agent Relationships

A scenario where one party (the principal) delegates work to another party (the agent), who performs that work on behalf of the principal.