Calum, Heidi and Jonas are managers for Zip Co. They have been told that their salary will be based on company performance and that a bonus scheme will also be introduced. The bonus will also be related to company performance. Which of the following best describes the approach to governance that Zip Co is using?
A、Stewardship theory
B、Agency theory
C、Stakeholder theory
A、Stewardship theory
B、Agency theory
C、Stakeholder theory
【参考答案及解析】
Rationale: Agency theory suggests that managers will look after the performance of the company if doing so serves their own interests: hence performance incentives and rewards. Stewardship theory views the managers as stewards of the assets of the firm. Stakeholder theory argues that managers have a duty of care to a range of organisational shareholders.Ways in: You could have ruled out Option C as irrelevant, and then worked on the implications of stewardship and agency
Rationale: Agency theory suggests that managers will look after the performance of the company if doing so serves their own interests: hence performance incentives and rewards. Stewardship theory views the managers as stewards of the assets of the firm. Stakeholder theory argues that managers have a duty of care to a range of organisational shareholders.Ways in: You could have ruled out Option C as irrelevant, and then worked on the implications of stewardship and agency