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Why the traditional principal agent theory may no longer apply to concentrated ownership systems and structures

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  • Marianne Ojo Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Commerce and Administration, North-West University, South Africa

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This paper not only considers why many concentrated ownership structured systems and jurisdictions are considering a shift to the Anglo American style of corporate governance, but also explores why the traditional principal agency theory may no longer hold in many concentrated ownership structures.

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  • Marianne Ojo Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Commerce and Administration, North-West University, South Africa, 2013. "Why the traditional principal agent theory may no longer apply to concentrated ownership systems and structures," Business and Economic Horizons (BEH), Prague Development Center, vol. 9(3), pages 87-98, October.
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    Keywords

    Principal agent theory; stakeholder theory; informational asymmetries; risk; corporate governance; UK; India; Germany; U.S; Japan Journal: Business and Economic Horizons (BEH);
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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