Analysis of principal-agent relationship in Slovenian water and wastewater management

Petkovšek, Veronika (avtor), Hrovatin, Nevenka (avtor), Pevcin, Primož (avtor)

The paper at hand analyses the principal-agent relationship, where comparative perspective between principals’ (municipalities) and agents’ (public utility providers) in the field of water and wastewater management is scrutinized. The goal of the paper is twofold: firstly, to present empirical results validating principal-agent relationships that emerged due to the reorganization process of public enterprises; secondly, to highlight the similarities and differences between the perspectives of principals and agents regarding motives, advantages and disadvantages, and price-setting in relation to the reorganization process. The empirical research is based on the primary data collected through two self-prepared and structured online questionnaires—one for municipalities, and the other for public utility providers. The results reveal similarities between public enterprises and municipalities in motivating factors for full municipal ownership. However, differences are seen among the advantages of the reorganization process. Price-setting by public utilities is recognized as a motivating mechanism for agents.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: principal-agent theory, local public utilities, public enterprise, water and wastewater industry
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: EF - Ekonomska fakulteta; FU - Fakulteta za upravo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: 17 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 8, iss. 6; article no. 3801
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-169959
• UDK: 352:33:005:351.777.61(497.4)
• ISSN pri članku: 2572-7923
• DOI: 10.24294/jipd.v8i6.3801
• COBISS.SI-ID: 197978371
• Datum objave v RUL: 26.06.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Journal of infrastructure, policy and development
• Skrajšan naslov: J. infrastruct. policy dev.
• Založnik: EnPress Publisher
• ISSN: 2572-7923
• COBISS.SI-ID: 174862339

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: teorija principal-agent, lokalne javne službe, javno podjetje, industrija vode in odpadnih vod

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0117
• Naslov: Trajnostna konkurenčnost slovenskega gospodarstva v evropskem in globalnem okviru

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0093
• Naslov: Razvoj sistema učinkovite in uspešne javne uprave