From Agents to Stewards? Experiences from a Dutch Infrastructure Case Study

In the construction industry clients largely depend on contractors to deliver projects. According to agency theory problems of goal conflict and information asymmetry arise in this delegation of work because both the principal and the agent are self- interested. The control-oriented governance mechanisms that agency theorists propose as a means...

‘Is a little more alright?’

Inaugural speech<br/> Short version has been spoken on November 14th, 2014 at the occasion of acceptance of the position of full professor of ‘Public commissioning’ at the Faculty of Architecture of Delft University of Technology.<br/><br/>Intreerede<br/> In verkorte vorm uitgesproken op 14 november 2014 ter gelegenheid van de aanvaarding van...