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    Prestationsbaserade incitamentssystemets pÄverkan pÄ agentkostnader

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    Examensarbetets titel: Prestationsbaserade incitamentssystemets pĂ„verkan pĂ„ agentkostnader Seminariedatum: 2015-01-16 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Examensarbete kandidatnivĂ„, 15 högskolepoĂ€ng Författare: Sarah Mansour, Ladan Odaway, Fredrik Persson, Darko Puljic. Handledare: Christine Blomquist Fem nyckelord: Prestationsbaserade incitamentssystem, Agentteorin, Psykisk PĂ„verkan, Adverse Learning, MĂ€tproblem. Syfte: Syftet med studien Ă€r att ur principalens perspektiv analysera agentkostnader som Ă€r förenade med nyttjandet av prestationsbaserade incitamentssystem. Metod: För studien tillĂ€mpas en fallstudiedesign med deduktiv ansats. Studiens kvalitativa forskningsstrategi ligger till grund för valt forskningsinstrument i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Studiens urval utgjordes av ett bekvĂ€mlighets- och snöbollsurval. Vidare har studiens analysverktyg utgjorts av studiens teoretiska ramverk för att söka hypotesstöd i den empiriska datan. Teoretiska perspektiv: Resonemanget kring prestationsbaserade incitamentssystem utifrĂ„n agentteorin har föranlett Kohns (1993) artikel "Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work". Med utgĂ„ngspunkt i Kohns (1993) artikel har tre faktorer identifierats. Dessa benĂ€mns som psykisk pĂ„verkan, adverse learning och mĂ€tproblem. De tre identifierade faktorerna lĂ„g sedan till grund för det fenomen vi Ă€mnade analysera. Empiri: Kohn (1993) menar att prestationsbaserade incitamentssystem inverkar negativt pĂ„ agenters prestation. För att testa detta resonemang har studiens analysföretag utgjorts av tre aktörer inom sĂ€ljbranschen. Samtliga aktörer nyttjar ett prestationsbaserat incitamentssystem i ett principal-agent förhĂ„llande. Resultat: Inget hypotesstödd var funnet i studiens empiriska data. Andra pĂ„verkande faktorer, utöver studiens identifierade, pĂ„visades. De pĂ„visade faktorerna utgörs av rekrytering och lojalitet.Title: The performance-based incentive plan's impact on agency costs Seminar date: 2015-01-16 Course: FEKH19, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS‐cr) Authors: Sarah Mansour, Ladan Odaway, Fredrik Persson, Darko Puljic. Advisor/s: Christine Blomquist Key words: Performance-based Incentives, Agency theory, Psychological impact, Adverse Learning, Performance measurements. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze agency costs associated with the use of performance-based incentive plans from the perspective of the principal. Methodology: An interview-based case study with a deductive approach was conducted on three companies in the sales industry. The qualitative research strategy underlies chosen research- instrument in the form of semi-structured interviews. The sampling techniques used for this study were a convenience- and snowball sample. The results were analysed using the study's theoretical framework to search for evidence, which serves to either support or counter the hypotheses of the study. Theoretical perspectives: The reasoning behind performance-based incentive plans based on agency theory has led to Kohn’s (1993) article "Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work". Three factors were identified based on Kohn’s (1993) article. The identified factors are referred to as psychological impact, adverse learning and measurement problems. The three identified factors were then the basis for the phenomenon we intended to analyze. Empirical foundation: Kohn (1993) argues that performance-based incentive plans have a negative impact on agents' performance. To test this argument, three players in the sales industry were analyzed. All actors use performance-based incentive plans in a principal-agent relationship. Conclusions: No hypotheses were supported in the study’s empirical data. Other influential factors apart from the study's identified were detected. The influential factors were composed of recruitment and loyalty
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