Agency theory

Agency theory

The analysis of principal-agent relationships, in which one person, an agent, acts on behalf of another person, a principal.

Agency Theory

The study of the relationship between an agent (such as a broker) and a principal (such as a client). Agency theory seeks to explain the relationship in order to recommend the appropriate incentives for both parties to behave the same way, or more specifically, for the agent to have the incentive to follow the principal's direction. Agency theory also seeks to reduce costs in disagreements between the two.