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The purposes of performance measurement are to:
i.communicate company strategies to employees
ii.identify problem areas
iii.act as a guide to future strategies
iv.identify key performance indicators
Principal-Agent Problem
The principal-agent problem occurs when there is a conflict of interest between a principal (owner or shareholder) and an agent (manager or executive) due to differing goals, with the agent potentially making decisions that benefit themselves at the expense of the principal.
Public Choice
A branch of economics that studies the decision-making processes of government entities and its impact on economic policy.
Regulatory Capture
A situation where regulatory agencies are dominated by the interests of the industries they are supposed to regulate, rather than serving the public interest.
Special-Interest Effect
The scenario where a small group gains significant benefits from a public policy or action, often at the expense of the larger population.
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