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Why Character Still Matters

By Troy Senik
Thursday, July 25 2013

In economics, they call it the principal-agent problem. When someone else is entrusted with carrying out a task for you – say an employee, a financial advisor, or even a doctor – how do you get him to act in your best interest rather than his? The more complicated the responsibility, the more difficult it is to monitor the behavior. In a small workplace, for instance, it’s generally not that hard. If an employee isn’t discharging their duty, discipline him. If the behavior continues, you can fire him. What if it’s a company with multiple locations, however, and only…

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