Sentences with phrase «of agency theory»

However, it is equally clear that the franchisor's unique interests do not eliminate or alter the application of agency theory if the franchisor exercises a right of control that goes beyond its interests in its marks and goodwill.

You've heard of agency theory, right.

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Martin traces the sea change to a famous paper by Michael Jensen and William Mecklin, called «Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure» (PDF here).

For those wondering, I am out here in LA meeting with some amazing young leaders shooting for Season 3 of LCL, meeting some agents / agencies, going on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, and had an amazing private event to discuss a secret Fownders Venture project that I have been ideating since the sale of Elite Daily as a mobile video platform solution for premium content creators and consumers.

Just as freedom from accountability has a tendency to make shareholders indifferent to broader and longer - term considerations, so agency theory's recommended alignment between managers» interests and those of shareholders can skew the perspective of the entire organization.

Much of the academic work on agency theory in the decades since has focused on ensuring that managers seek to maximize shareholder returns — primarily by aligning their interests with those of shareholders.

Agency theory's conception of management responsibility has been widely adopted.

The activist may challenge the board's professionalism by appealing to agency theory norms of directorship.

the negation of ideology, the political secularization of the doctrine of original sin, the cautious sentiment tempered by prudence, the product of organic, local human organization observing and reforming its customs, the distaste for a priori principle disassociated from historical experience, the partaking of the mysteries of free will, divine guidance, and human agency by existing in but not of the confusions of modern society, no framework of action, no tenet, no theory, and no article of faith, a distrust of the systems and processes of the idol of self and of the lust for power and status, scorn to all approaches of ideology and meta - narrative.

With the help of feminist theory, she demonstrates how this drama of justification all too often «misses the mark» of women's lives — lives that are very often marked not by boastful arrogance but rather by an inadequate sense of personal agency.

It is the weaknesses endemic to narrative that may cause some to question its sufficiency: the rejection of the philosophical supports needed to sustain Christian truth, an emphasis on divine agency entailing a disdain for apologetics, and a turn to intratextual (rather than correspondence) theories of truth.

One can at least glimpse how physical theory might someday provide an account of «spiritual substances [capable] of coherently interacting with matter,» all within a framework fitting pretty comfortably with the current structure of physical law yet allowing for mental or spiritual agency, including the possibility of free will.

Sandel's task thus becomes that of bringing to full clarity the theory of person, agency, and attachment that resides in Rawls» work.

Efficient cause remains with us in the theory of agency, energy, motion.

Furthermore, the fundamental postulates of the theory are suggestive not only of this compatibility, but even of mechanisms by which this agency could be exercised.

I was reminded of this with particular poignancy a few days ago, when I read that the Japan Science and Technology Agency had awarded a grant of $ 3.4 million to a group of Japanese and American researchers in «evolutionary science and technology» for a project to be conducted at Monash University, the ultimate aim of which is to determine — based on models provided by Integrated Information Theory (IIT)-- whether it is possible to create «artificial consciousness.»

Fortunately, the situations in which students so sent into «field work» find themselves, their own sensitiveness and the grace of God active in many secondary agencies counteract the influence of the theory that such participation in the Church's work is self - loving preparation for the exercise of future other - loving action.

Bergson's proto - mentalism, as interpreted by Capek, is perhaps best viewed as a generalized theory of agency erected upon a phenomenology of experienced succession.

To this end we aim to inform government and non-governmental agencies of the benefits of attachment theory as a fundamental theoretical base for social policy.

This theory of change is being used to help people across various state agencies, community organizations, and families see how they can promote stronger outcomes for young children and families in the state.

He recently brought together several member of the Oxford faculty who specialize in humanitarian ethics and just war theory with twelve humanitarian agencies to try to understand the moral problems these agencies face and give them ethical frameworks that can be applied in the field.

Although the terms political philosophy and political theory are used rather indiscriminately, those who think of themselves as political philosophers tend to link what they do closely to philosophical and moral principles; while those who call themselves political theorists tend to appeal to facts about the world and to the way in which the structures and processes of social and political life limit the possibilities for the realisation of those principles by political agency.

We can thus arrive at a theory of human nature that both explains our inherited aspects in terms of natural selection and leaves sufficient scope for the agency of human beings to develop in relation to their circumstances.

«We assure Nigerians that the PDP conspiracy theories will not distract the President Buhari administration, law enforcement and anti-graft agencies from the successful on - going war against corruption being waged on looters of our common wealth.

The new theory suggests the first of the two explosions reported by eyewitnesses was a nuclear and not a steam explosion, as is currently widely thought and is presented by researchers from the Swedish Defence Research Agency, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, and Stockholm University.

Recently, this basic theory of the universe was again confirmed by the Planck satellite, a European Space Agency mission for which NASA provided detector and cooler technology.

Conspiracy theories connect the dots of random events into meaningful patterns and then infuse those patterns with intentional agency.

Academic research builds theories and models that contribute to volcano monitoring outside of the university; such monitoring is coordinated by government agencies but facilitated partly by academia.

Researchers, including physicists from Heidelberg University, have gained new insights into dark energy and the theory of gravitation by analysing data from the «Planck» satellite mission of the European Space Agency (ESA).

Their theory first sought to account for a wealth of gamma rays emanating from the center of our galaxy, picked up by the European Space Agency's Integral satellite, that correspond to the annihilation of electrons with their antiparticle, positrons (positively charged counterparts to electrons).

Despite the perilous odds stacked against them in vaccine court, the evidence of a vaccine / autism link is so strong that vaccine court judges and government agencies have now recognized at least two theories of how vaccines cause autism: the Vaccine - to - ADEM - to - ASD link in Bailey Banks» case, and vaccine - induced aggravation of an underlying mitochondrial dysfunction that caused full - blown autism in the Hannah Poling case.

Although NASA already knew the «face» came from a trick of shadows, MGS» pictures were in higher - resolution and were used by the agency to debunk the theory.

«Magnetic field strength lies at the heart of cosmic - ray acceleration theory,» said Yasunobu Uchiyama, an astrophysicist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

David Coppedge - a former lead systems administrator on the Cassini Mission to Saturn who worked at JPL for 15 years - filed a lawsuit in 2009 against the agency claiming he was demoted, and then eventually fired, because of his Christian beliefs and in retaliation for discussing the theory of intelligent design at the NASA facility in La Cañada Flintridge.

While this might make you reach for the sunscreen, most scientists and public health agencies haven't found very much evidence to support the theory that sunscreen prevents most types of cancer.

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I mean, these are the events that have led to the conspiracy theory — which isn't quite so farfetched and is supported by some good evidence, some of which we bear witness to here — that the CIA was actively involved in importing cocaine into the United States in the 1980s, and that the agency's activities were in large part responsible for the crack cocaine epidemic.

The Walking Dead furnishes students with a simulated social environment where they can exercise theory in practice, enjoying the agency to make decisions and reflect on the consequences of their actions.

The benefits of portfolios are well - documented in both theory and practice: (1) Students are able to select pieces of writing that showcase important milestones in their learning trajectory; (2) students take ownership of their learning through consistent goal - setting, reflection, and other metacognitive processes; and (3) students develop self - regulation skills that empower them with agency.

Our approach to valuing pensions, which considers both the generosity and the risk of pension benefits, is entirely consistent with economic theory, the way in which liabilities of all types are valued in the private sector, public - sector accounting standards in Canada and Western Europe, academic writings, and the judgments of officials at nonpartisan government agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office, the Federal Reserve, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The legal theory underlying school finance reform is predicated to a significant degree on the principle that local school districts are essentially agencies of the states, charged with providing the education mandated by the state's constitution.

Her dissertation topic was «Utilization of Research in Education: Theories in Use Among University Faculty and Local Education Agency Personnel.»

Early on, the state education agency, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction — no ally of school choice — signaled to the DOJ that their investigation was based on an erroneous legal theory:

The project's theory of action is based on research showing that student agency emerges from a culture of learning, as shown in this diagram:

In addition to pressure from constituents to address multiculturalism, accreditation agencies have also begun to emphasize diversity and, in particular, the importance of observational and instructional experience in diverse settings, as well as knowledge of multicultural theories.

Invoking social theory, the more comprehensive perspective has the potential to shift the field of educational leadership research from a dominant preoccupation with «agency» (explaining leaders «behaviors as a function of individual capacities, motivations, and traits), toward a more balanced understanding of how the structures within which leaders work also shape the work that they do.

The Environmental Protection Agency - rated 33 mpg highway may appear quite excellent in theory, but the combined 28 mpg of either the all - wheel drive or front - drive Rogue is even better when put to practice.

Stuff like: It is my unprovable theory that fledgling authors are HURT by the end of agency because it resulted in bringing branded author prices down and undercutting the advantage that the indie authors like John Locke had in the early days.

Many industry observers think that the majors are losing ebook share because of their higher prices, and Mike Shatzkin has written up a remarkably compelling theory that it's Amazon that wanted a return to agency pricing in the new contracts, not the Big Five.

Under this theory, firms can reduce agency conflicts between managers and shareholders by reducing excess cash on hand, and by obligating managers to make continuous payouts in the form of increased dividends and interest payments to creditors.