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Agency Problem

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Agency Problem
A conflict of interest arising between creditors, shareholders and management because of differing goals.

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For example, an agency problem exists when management and stockholders have conflicting ideas on how the company should be run.

Agency problem
Conflicts of interest among stockholders, bondholders, and managers.
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