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  • June 2004 (Revised January 2005)
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Principals, Agents, and Partners

By: Arthur I Segel, Armen Panossian and Jeff Mandelbaum
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Abstract

The establishment of the principal-agent relationship, the duties owed by the agent to the principal, and the principal's liability for illegal actions or representations made by the agent are all examined. Also covers the creation of partnerships and the duties of partners to one another.

Keywords

Partners and Partnerships; Agency Theory; Legal Liability

Citation

Segel, Arthur I., Armen Panossian, and Jeff Mandelbaum. "Principals, Agents, and Partners." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-186, June 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
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