Alfred Gell, Art and Agency. An Anthropological Theory

an investigation of agency theory and signaling theory in dividend policies: the role of institutional investors

journal of accounting advances (j.a.a) vol. 2, no. 2, fall & winter 2010, ser. 59/3     extended abstract   an investigation of agency theory and signaling theory in dividend policies: the role of institutional investors   dr. g. r. karami         dr. s. mehrani               h. eskandar tehran university   introduction        dividend has a special position among decision makers. dividend poli...

Cosmopolitan Theory and Anthropological Practice in Brazil

Christmas: An anthropological lens

Why does the festival of Christmas appear to be expanding worldwide while other festivals decline? Why do people emphasize their local rituals, given this is a global festival? Is this a religious festival whose values have been destroyed by materialism? What is the relationship between this family celebratory meal and the divine family to which it pays obeisance? These seemed to be questions t...

Relational Investing and Agency Theory

** Associate Professor, University of Maryland; National Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. We are grateful to Ron Gilson, Joe Grundfest, Alan Schwartz, and Eric Talley for helpful comments. Todd Cleary provided excellent research assistance. The support of the John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics at Stanford Law School and The Roberts Center for Law, Business, and Corporate ...

What kind of theory for anthropological demography?

This paper argues that anthropological demography has, for most part, imported rather than exported theory. However, the discipline has the potential to generate important rethinking of population, culture, and their interaction. After discussing the challenges that must be faced in developing new theoretical approaches in anthropological demography, the paper suggests a framework for research ...