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Only tangentially related to 'state monopoly capital'

This page currently appears as part of the "state monopoly capital theory". The State monopoly capital page states the concept arose from Marxist theory by Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky, the last of whom died in 1953. The originators of the idea of the principal-agent problem, according to this page are Stephen Ross (economist), Barry Mitnick, Michael C. Jensen, and William Meckling, writing in the 1970s. These are American corporate finance academics. Ross has awards from Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank. These are nor Marxists, and the principal-agent problem is not a Marxist theory. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.149.218 (talk) 09:13, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Adding to the concerns raised in this reply, no connection with "state monopoly" is made anywhere in the article, either. Thus it seems like a stretch to try and connect it to "state monopoly." 159.121.206.8 (talk) 18:18, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Overly elaborate examples of PA problems

Does the page really need very elaborate and detailed (paragraphs in plural) examples of PA problems across all kinds of relationships? While specific examples of PA problems across different issue areas is helpful to readers, I feel the article is borderline-unreadable in its current form with all the highly repetitious and redundant details on how basically the same dynamics manifest across issue areas. Thenightaway (talk) 18:42, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2023

I would like to ass a small section under the Subjective heading regarding one of the risks of using it to pay employees.

Employers may also have personal bias when subjectively analysing employee performance. Whether deliberate or not an employers relationship can alter their perception of how an employee is performing subjectively. An employee with a poor relationship with their supervisor may be continually under-rated by the supervisor in performance-reviews. This bias may also present itself in the form of discrimination of minority groups as supervisors may view their work as ‘lower quality’ because of who they are and not what they do.

My source: Lee, Audrey J. "Unconscious Bias Theory in Employment Discrimination Litigation." Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, vol. 40, no. 2, Summer 2005, pp. 481-504. HeinOnline, https://heinonline-org.ezproxy.library.uq.edu.au/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/hcrcl40&i=487. LeeV101 (talk) 23:55, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. AnnaMankad (talk) 06:41, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Expert needed (and citation style)

There are a lot of parenthetical citations throughout the text with no corresponding references section. It will likely take somebody with extensive knowledge of the published literature to find the proper article cites. voorts (talk/contributions) 04:46, 16 May 2023 (UTC)