Agentproblem ur entreprenörens perspektiv : En studie om hur entreprenörer upplever och hanterar agentproblem i relation med riskkapitalister

Sammanfattning: Title: Agent problems from the entrepreneur's perspectiveA study on how entrepreneurs experience and deal with agency problems in relation to venture capitalists.Level: Master's thesis in Business Administration, 15 creditsAuthors: Khalil Alsaid & Aldin HuskanovicMentor: Jonas GabrielssonExaminer: Per Ola UlvenbladDate: 2023-05-23Problem formulation: How the entrepreneur experiences and handles agency problems in relation to external investors?Purpose: The purpose of the essay is to explain how entrepreneurs who take in external equity capital but remain the main owner experience agency problems in relation to external investors and how the problems are handledMethodology: In order to answer the questions and thereby achieve the purpose of the essay, the authors have applied an abductive approach. For data collection, the authors have conducted a qualitative research study with interviews for the empirical evidence. With the help of the study's analysismethod, it has been possible to determine how agent problems are perceived and handled from the entrepreneurs' perspectiveConclusion: The conclusion describes how agent problems are experienced and handled from the entrepreneur's perspective. The results of the study show that the agency theory can be applied from an entrepreneur's perspective, but also that the study makes it clear that agency problems for an investor can be a type of handling agency problems for an entrepreneur.Keywords: Entrepreneur, venture capitalists and agency problems.