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The principal–agent problem and its mitigation: a critical historical analysis
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The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical historical analysis of the business (mis)behaviors and influencing factors that discourage enduring cooperation between principals and agents, to introduce strategies that embrace the social values, economic motivation and institutional designs historically adopted to curtail dishonest acts in international business and to inform an improved principal–agent theory that reflects principal–agent reciprocity as shaped by social, political, cultural, economic, strategic and ideological forces Design/methodology/approach
The critical historical research method is used to analyze Chinese compradors and the foreign companies they served in pre-1949 China. Findings
Business practitioners can extend orthodox principal–agent theory by scrutinizing the complex interactions between local agents and foreign companies. Instead of agents pursuing their economic interests exclusively, as posited by principal–agent theory, they also may pursue principal-shared interests (as suggested by stewardship theory) because of social norms and cultural values that can affect business-related choices and the social bonds built between principals and agents. Research limitations/implications
The behaviors of compradors and foreign companies in pre-1949 China suggest international business practices for shaping social bonds between principals and agents and foreign principals’ creative efforts to enhance shared interests with local agents. Practical implications
Understanding principal–agent theory’s limitations can help international management scholars and practitioners mitigate transaction partners’ dishonest acts. Originality/value
A critical historical analysis of intermediary businesspeople’s (mis)behavior in pre-1949 (1840–1949) China can inform the generalizability of principal–agent theory and contemporary business strategies for minimizing agents’ dishonest acts
Women in Power: A Comparison Between the United States and Brazil.
Get PDFTranscript of talk “Women in Power: A Comparison Between the United States and Brazil.” The Forum. March 25, 2024 at theCollege of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.
By Pedro A. G. dos Santos, Associate Professor of Political Science at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University
Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Baby-led Weaning in Primary Care
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Adequate nutrition is critical for an infant’s growth and development. Around the age of six months, most infants can begin the process of being introduced to table foods. The debate is about what method is safest for the infant, spoon-led feeding or baby-led weaning (BLW).
Methods
This project explored the beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge of both parents of infants and primary care providers (PCP) on baby-led weaning. Data were obtained through the use of pre-and post-surveys following the implementation of specific education for parents and PCPs.
Results
The findings from parents who participated would suggest that most parents who participated do not have any significant beliefs or attitudes against BLW feeding practices. Results from both the providers and parents of infants suggested that more education and resources are needed to successfully and confidently recommend and implement this feeding method.
Conclusion
Although participation levels were low, the data was suggestive of both parents and PCPs being open to the idea of implementing and providing education on BLW
Increasing Stroke Symptom Awareness in the Hispanic Community
Get PDFEthnic and racial minorities are at higher risk for many health conditions including coronary artery disease and stroke (Mital et al., 2021). The Hispanic population specifically faces more risk factors, less knowledge of stroke symptoms, and higher probability of death and disability post stroke (Eisenstein et al., 2018). Unless this gap is addressed, ethnic and racial minority patients will continue to experience higher rates of death and disability from stroke, compared to non-Hispanic White patients. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to provide clinic-based stroke education in Spanish to Hispanic community members. The goal was to increase awareness of stroke risk factors and symptoms, and to promote prevention and early detection through a pre and post-survey design with an educational component using the Stroke Knowledge Assessment Tool (SKAT). Data from the 12 participants were analyzed using paired t-tests for dependent samples. The results of the study concluded that there was an increase in stroke awareness and knowledge of symptoms, causes, and response to stroke and supported the education around stroke prevention and detection in at-risk communities
Brand Evolution Update
No full textPresented by Betsey Kershaw and Michael Hemmesch Gorecki 204C College of Saint Benedic
Peace Bishops: Lessons from Dom Hélder Câmara in Brazil: Inquiry, teaching, and aesthetics
No full textThis essay explains how Dom Hélder Câmara, archbishop of Olinda and Recife, used the traditions of critical inquiry, Catholic social teaching, and cultural aesthetics to advocate for the poor in the northeast of Brazil during the military dictatorship of 1964-1985. It details the adversity that Câmara and others in his position faced, providing some historical context for those events. Drawing from social movement and theological sources, the article then proceeds to highlight critical inquiry, Catholic social teaching, and cultural aesthetics as driving forces in Câmara’s work