Asimetrías de información entre agente y principal de las universidades chilenas

This research work is aimed at determining whether there are any informational asymmetries between the presidents and the members of collegial bodies in Chilean universities. The framework of agency theory, in which the president of a university plays the role of agent while the collegial body serve...

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Autores:
Ganga Contreras, Francisco
Burotto, Juan Felix
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2012
Institución:
Universidad ICESI
Repositorio:
Repositorio ICESI
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/67015
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10906/67015
http://www.icesi.edu.co/revistas/index.php/estudios_gerenciales/article/view/1163
http://biblioteca2.icesi.edu.co/cgi-olib/?infile=details.glu&loid=248402
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0123-5923(12)70195-X
Palabra clave:
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS ADMINISTRATIVAS Y ECONÓMICAS
PRODUCCIÓN INTELECTUAL REGISTRADA - UNIVERSIDAD ICESI
ASIMETRIA DE INFORMACION
TEORIA DE LA AGENCIA
PRINCIPAL-AGENTE
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES
UNIVERSITIES
AGENCY THEORY; AGENT AND PRINCIPAL
Rights
openAccess
License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Summary:This research work is aimed at determining whether there are any informational asymmetries between the presidents and the members of collegial bodies in Chilean universities. The framework of agency theory, in which the president of a university plays the role of agent while the collegial body serves as principal, assumes that this kind of asymmetry exists. The methodology was based on a closed-ended questionnaire where respondents had to demonstrate their knowledge of supposedly basic topics related to management performance. The results provide compelling evidence confirming the agency theory, which contends that an agent holds more information than a member of a collegial body, and, if internal, the member’s knowledge exceeds that of external members.