Springer Series in Accounting Scholarship: Performance Evaluation

Christensen, Peter Ove; Feltham, Gerald

This book provides an integrated, technical exposition of key concepts in agency theory, with particular emphasis on analyses of the economic consequences of the characteristics of contractible performance measures, such as accounting reports. It is not a survey of the literature, but provides a succinct source for learning the fundamentals of the economics of incentives. While there is an emphasis on information issues of interest to accounting researchers, it is also relevant to researchers in economics, finance, management science, and other disciplines who are interested in the economics of management incentives.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2007-09-13

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780387745770

DOI: 10.1007/b137817

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 664