This article intends to review the theoretical aspects and empirical evidences made on
agency theory. It is aimed to explore the main ideas, perspectives, problems and issues …

In an agency relationship, one party acts on behalf of another. It is curious that a concept that
could not be more profoundly sociological does not have a niche in the sociological …

In Plantation Life Tania Murray Li and Pujo Semedi examine the structure and governance
of Indonesia's contemporary oil palm plantations in Indonesia, which supply 50 percent of …

The struggle between Russia and Great Britain over Central Asia in the nineteenth century
was the original" great game." But in the past quarter century, a new" great game" has …

▪ Abstract From the complex literatures on “institutionalisms” in political science and
sociology, various components of institutional change are identified: mutability …

Europe's colonies were never empty spaces to be made over in Europe's image or
fashioned in its interests; nor, indeed, were European states self-contained entities that at …

A central tenet of agency theory is that there is potential for mischief when the interests of
owners and managers diverge. In those circumstances, and for a variety of reasons …

Although rational choice theory has made considerable advances in other social sciences,
its progress in sociology has been limited. Some sociologists' reservations about rational …

Purpose–The paper aims to explain how agency theory can be used to inform our
understanding of the dynamics surrounding supply chain behaviours and relationships …

This special issue about sectoral governance in the shadow of hierarchy focuses on two sets
of questions. Firstly, do new modes of sectoral governance in themselves contribute to the …