Corporate Governance and Principal-Agent Theory: a Critical Review

This study aims to determine corporate governance (CG) with principal-agent theory (PAT). Using a critical review, several theories were found related CG and PAT research. The procedure used is discuss the theoretical aspects, methods, research results. It was that using has great potential be widely developed measures extent which constructs incentives, disciplines, ethics feminist perspectives, property rights, company performance, executive remuneration, securitization, ownership systems, Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), conjunction legal State-Owned (BUMN), hospitals public, compensation, environmental protection, not-for-profit organizations, systems.