When a principal hires an agent to carry out specific tasks, the hiring is termed a "principal-agent relationship," or simply an "agency relationship." When a conflict of interest between the needs of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If you are having trouble sleeping, try counting agency problems in the asset management industry. It is an ...

Almost no one disputes that the rating agencies played a major role in bringing on the financial crisis. To further investigate the mistakes they made, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and ...

Current and former GMMB employees who spoke with Business Insider say the advertising agency that's a favorite of progressive and Democratic causes has a "systemic racism" problem. While the firm ...

Reaching free agency has always been seen as a milestone in the life of a big leaguer. After six or seven years with an organization, it’s a player’s first opportunity to be wined and dined, to talk ...

In the days after the attacks on September 11, 2001, the National Security Agency underwent a transformation from an organization that operated on a “need to know” basis to a “need to share” culture.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about baseball with a focus on the Cubs and White Sox. A year ago, the slowness of the free agent market in baseball was ...

When my wife and I had just gotten married and were about to start house hunting, my father-in-law took me aside to impart some wisdom. “Remember: the Realtor works for the seller, not for you.” He ...

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is fueling “unrealistic” hopes of return after 70 years and is therefore helping keep the Israeli-Palestinian conflict alive, Switzerland’s foreign minister said ...