principal-agent problem

Noun

The problem that a person or entity serving as an agent for another, and able to make decisions on the other's behalf, may be motivated instead to make decisions that benefit themselves.

Japanese Meaning

委任者と代理人間における、代理人が自己の利益を優先し、委任者の利益に反する決定を下す可能性に関する問題。 / エージェンシー問題とも呼ばれ、委任者と代理人との間の情報の非対称性や利害の不一致から生じる問題を表す。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

取締役会は、経営者が長期的な株主価値よりも個人的なボーナスを優先するよう動機づけられるという委任者と代理人の利益相反が明らかになったため、より厳格な報告義務を導入した。

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The problem that a person or entity serving as an agent for another, and able to make decisions on the other's behalf, may be motivated instead to make decisions that benefit themselves.

principal-agent problems

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