Hypothesis Identification Article Analysis - Identifies the hypotheses used to validate a business research study.
- Date: February 17, 2004
- Level: University, Master's
- Grade: A+
- Length: 4 pages (995 words)
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michael c jensen, corporate scandals, corporate maxim, failed merger, shareholders, decisions, ...they argue that, aol, zero defect, business environments, communication costs, article analysis, boards of directors, senior managers, business management, decision maker, decision makers, hypothesis, decision making, incentives
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Hypothesis Identification Article Analysis
In today's zero-defect business environments, companies must select effective, informed decision makers for key decisions. Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling (1992) challenge this corporate maxim. They argue that the best decision maker is the person with the best incentives to make successful decisions, even if companies realigning their decision making processes spend more in communication costs and time. In the right answer lies one of the keys to effective business management.
Especially in larger organizations with separate boards of directors, or in any organization with outside investors, management and shareholders are separate. As illustrated by the corporate scandals in the past five years or the failed merger of AOL and Time Warner, ...

... study finds that performance-related pay affects company performance minimally. Evans and Wier (1995) found no linear relationship between company performance and the proportion of a manager's salary dependent on divisional performance. The study shows that a majority of respondents employ performance-related pay methods for managers.
Evans and Wier (1995) also find no support for the fourth hypothesis. While the study shows that companies derive some benefits from offering a range of incentive plans, the researchers found no linear relationship between the range of incentives and company performance.
As companies grow, the challenge presented by having distinct shareholders that tend not to be managers grows as well. Evans and Wier (1995) show that frequent 
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17 February, 2004 08:27:52
not my thing but got some interesting comments . well done
15 November, 2004 16:56:12
direct/ easy to understand and too the point.
good essay