IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENCY THEORY INTEGRATIVE BY
CREATIVE ECONOMY ACTORS
Abdul Wahid Mahsuni 1
1 Islamic University of
Malang, Malang, Indonesia
Correspondence: [email protected]
Submitted: 17
October 2021,������ Revised: 24
October 2021,��������� Accepted: 27
October 2021
Keywords:
agency theory; integrative; creative economy
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INTRODUCTION
Modernism
that we know today is the latest capitalism used to push any commodity on the
surface of this earth. According to (Supriyanto,
2020), modernism is linear historical
progress, absolute scientific truth and the engineering efficacy of an
idealized society, and the standardization of knowledge systems with a
production system. This can be explained by assuming that we cannot imagine
that market expansion takes place without being preceded by capital
accumulation with a market economy as an economic system in which the
production of goods and the allocation of resources is determined primarily by
decisions made in a competitive climate by economic actors rather than being
determined by the state. Profit orientation has an individual goal is the main
characteristic of a market financial system. It can be said clearly that this
system is a form of the capitalist economy (Bararuallo,
2019).
Modernism
itself turned out to have failed in several areas Rosenau in (Adhim,
2018), namely: First, modernism was unable
to realize dramatic improvements as desired by its passionate supporters.
Second, modern science cannot escape the arbitrariness and abuse of authority
as manifested in preferences that often precede research results. Third, there
is a kind of contradiction between theory and fact in the development of modern
sciences. Fourth, there is a kind of belief that is unfounded, that modern
science can solve all the problems facing humans and the environment, and this
belief turns out to be wrong when we see that hunger, poverty, and
environmental damage continue to accompany the development of science and
technology. Fifth, modern sciences pay less attention to the mystical and
metaphysical dimensions of human existence because they place too much emphasis
on individual physical attributes (Tambunan
& Medan, 2017). Furthermore, the
question arises why modernism is considered to have failed in elevating the
status of humans and their natural environment? The answer is perhaps because
the modern world is nothing more than a treat rum political (political theater),
namely a meeting between various characters in various discourses arranged in
such a way by behavior regulators.
From
this, then emerged Agency theory which was centered on two individuals, namely
between the owner (principal) and management (agent). This theory explains the
relationship between the delegation of authority from the principal to the
agent. The principal and the agent are seen as rational economic people who are
solely motivated to maximize their respective personal interests. The concept
of agency theory views the agent (management) as the recipient of work from the
principal (owner) and must report the activities given to him. Besides that,
the principal will ask for specific compensation for what is done by
management. (Aida,
2020)
From
the phenomena that occur, it is formulated. How is the model agency theory in a
conventional perspective to support business people, and how model agency
theory is the integrative-innovative that is measurably related to business
people (Sunnah Rasulullah SAW)?
(Wahidahwati,
2002) analyzes whether managerial ownership
and institutional investors have a significant influence on the company's debt
policy (capital structure) in manufacturing industries that go public on the
JSE. This shows that institutional ownership has a significant effect and is
negatively related to the debt ratio. This indicates that in making funding
policies, the sample companies have implemented a combination funding policy of
debt and equity. Furthermore, the company has considered managerial ownership
and institutional ownership as well as control firm profit variables, and the
company fulfills funds with its capital, especially internal funds from
retained earnings. Suppose the source of own means is insufficient, then by
considering the firm size, asset structure, growth, tax rate, earning
volatility, and stock volatility variables. In that case, it is still possible
to fulfill part of the funding through debt. With this balance, it can minimize
the total agency costs in the company.
According
to (Putu &
Jogiyanto, 2002), their research
discusses the interdependence of dividend and leverage policies with empirical
evidence specifically for controlling agency cost of equity. The research
results by (Putu &
Jogiyanto, 2002) explain that
increasing managerial ownership will make management's wealth more related to
the company's wealth, so the administration will try to reduce the risk of
losing their wealth. The way taken by management is to reduce the company's
financial risk by decreasing the level of leverage. Low leverage is expected to
reduce the risk of bankruptcy and financial distress. The relationship between
managerial ownership and power is also related to the risk of bankruptcy or
bankruptcy expectations. The low leverage policy also reduces the risk of loss of
wealth for shareholders. The interdependence of leverage policy with dividend
policy shows positive results. Increasing dividends means that companies tend
to use leverage to finance their investments because internal cash flows have
been used to pay dividends.
They
were stated by (Abdurahman
& Ludigdo, 2004) that examine agency
theory to become a more humanist theory by elevating the values
contained in sharia to be included in the agency theory
theoretical framework as well as designing the implications of the results of
the deconstruction on the formation of accounting principles that are following
the dimensions of the agency theory the study.
Novelty,
however, when viewed from the nature of the trust that comes from God, both
managers and directors have taken actions, not by the teachings of the faith.
Violating the trust is an act that leads to betrayal, and this is a prohibited
act, and a prohibition in religion is a "sin." (Sudarma
& Baridwan, 2010)
The
Islamic reference used in this study is to use trust, so the conclusions in
this study are only limited to this factor. The limitations of this study also
lie in the author's understanding of interpreting the trust in detail from the
same source.
Further
in this research, the insight discrepancy between principals and agents and the
information difference of agents make agents often report invalid asymmetric
information to earn expected advantages. This moral hazard urges the principals
to implement a controlling system to watch management behaviors as Sunnah
Rasulullah SAW. With research, the site was carried out in Malang SMEs.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The
research methodology used here is different from the research methodology in
positive (accounting mainstream), which emphasizes statistical tools. Still,
this study uses a relatively free design, namely the non-mainstream
(interpretive paradigm, critical paradigm, critical paradigm). which
significantly accommodates freedom of thought whose impact will be seen in the
form of research design and the state of scientific construction (Triyuwono,
2000)
Agency Theory Sunnah
Rasulullah SAW Kelompok
Sasaran Ekonomi
Kreatif
This
research approach is qualitative with the researcher's instrument because in
detecting; (i) the pattern of agency theory in a conventional perspective to
support business actors, especially the creative economy; (ii) pattern agency
theory an integrative-innovative (Sunnah Rasulullah SAW) that is measurably
related to creative economic actors.
The
information that will be explored is business management, especially on
production management, carefully because it involves their 'company secret' so
that research will not have a negative effect.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Model
Agency Theory in Conventional Perspective
The agency cost of equity
can be reduced by inviting a third party to supervise the management and
provide a more structured decision-making path through covenants. These third
parties are usually called unitholders and debtholders (
from now on, only referred
to as debtholders) entering through a debt policy (leverage). As leverage
increases, emerges agency cast of debt. The higher the proportion of power, the
risk of bankruptcy will increase so that debtholders require additional returns
to cover the other dangers.
According to (Putu &
Jogiyanto, 2002), their research
discusses the interdependence of dividend policies leverage with empirical
evidence specifically for controlling agency cost of equity. But because the
agency cost of equity is difficult to observe directly, the used variables
dividend policy and leverage considering the separation between the interests
of management and shareholders' interests are different between agent and
principal will lead the agency conflict that could affect the value of the
company.
Ideal conditions are
supposed to happen that the agent will make financial decisions favorable to
the principal. The agency theory that discusses the relationship between agent
and principal can explain this phenomenon (Mujtahidin,
2019). In addition, it is explained that the
increasing managerial ownership will make management's wealth more related to
the company's wealth, so that management will try to reduce the risk of losing
their wealth. The method taken by the administration is to reduce the financial
risk company's decreasing the level of leverage. Low leverage is expected to
reduce the risk of bankruptcy and financial distress. The relationship between
managerial ownership and power is also related to the risk of bankruptcy or
bankruptcy expectations. The policy leverage low also reduces the risk of loss
of wealth for shareholders. The interdependence of the policy leverage with the
dividend policy shows positive results. The increasing dividend means that
companies tend to use force to finance their investments because internal cash
flows have been used to pay dividends.
Starting from the conflict
of interest, agency theory was born as a bridge for business people in
analyzing the actions of the parties involved in agency relationships about
financial statements. Agency theory itself is a descriptive theory that seeks
to explain the relationship between positive accounting theory and accounting
practice in agency relations. (Irfana,
2019)
Agency theory was born due
to the separation of functions within the organization, as seen in the concept
of entity theory (Ponto &
Rasyid, 2017). This theory
considers the entity as something separate and different from the parties who
name the capital in the company. Because the company believes that the company
is independent of the owners, the attention is more focused on the company as
an entity. The equation that occurs in this theory is Assets = Debt +
Shareholders' Equity.
In the company context,
management acts as a person who is the owner of the capital trust. This
relationship has consequences. Carrying out management (agents) acting on
behalf of the company is required to carry out the principal's interests. In
other words, the administration (agent) who has been authorized to make
decisions consciously must act in a context that benefits the principal's
interests. The problem that arises from this agency relationship stems from the
desire of the management (agent) not to act in the best interest of the
principal (Ifada &
Kurniawan, n.d.).
Agents tend to get the
maximum profit at the expense of other parties. These actors are often referred
to as bounded rationality, and agents dislike risk (risk-averse). According to (Jensen
& Meckling, 1976), the agency problem
occurs when the proportion of manager ownership over your company's shares and
100% so that managers tend to pursue their interests and are not based on maximizing
value in making funding decisions. Furthermore, (Jensen
& Meckling, 1976) state that this
condition is a consequence of separating the management function from the
ownership function. The agent does not risk making mistakes in making decisions,
and the principal entirely runs the risk. Therefore management tends to make
productive expenditures for their interests, such as Salary increases and
status.
Model
Agency Theory about MSMEs
MSMEs are creative economic
institutions that are pretty old, which was proven during their existence in
the financial crisis era. Likewise, during various market conditions so they in
carrying out their business, they will be more innovative. Resilience in MSMEs
due to independence and mastery of market information on production factors is
also needed, especially to find out several things that support vital aspects,
namely the source of raw materials required by Imodia locally and continuously,
coverage on the price of raw materials they want to buy, they know where and
how to get business capital, who will be used as a professional workforce and a
decent level of wages or salaries for workers and where to get proper
facilities and infrastructure.
MSMEs can use issues and
Complete and accurate market information to do proper business planning, making
product designs preferred by consumers, determining competitive prices in the
market, knowing the target market, and many other benefits. This fact is the
role of the government is very necessary for encouraging the success of MSMEs
in gaining access to expand their marketing network. In addition to having ease
and speed in obtaining market information, MSMEs also need comfort and speed in
communicating or promoting their business to consumers both at home and abroad.
Limited, so that relationships and transactions with consumers can not be
guaranteed continuity. This can be caused by long distances or lack of
communication intensity constraints. The communication factor in running a
business is significant because communication will create a solid emotional
bond with existing customers and allow new customers to arrive. (Violinda,
2018)
The MSME strategy in
improving Human Resources to face the free market is the strengthening of
counterpart institutions through increasing capacity building in the form of
training and research activities that support the provision of credit to MSMEs.
Researches that lead to support for determining direction and policies on
finance (banking) in the context of providing technical assistance and helpful
information in developing MSMEs. Regions in Indonesia, including in Java
itself.
Agency
Theory in the style of Rasulullah SAW.
Agency theory is a theory
that requires a conflict of interest between the principal and the agent, where
the agent provides accounting information, namely providing helpful information
to help users make credit investment decisions and other rational decisions.
For this reason, it is necessary to see further whether the information
provided by the management (agent) is beneficial and reliable. Management's
selection of accounting techniques in agency theory can be characterized by
choosing an accounting method, namely the agent, in that the choice of
accounting methods was made early. Contract, while export refers more to
selecting accounting methods at the time of the contract (Whittred
& Zimmer, 1990).
In contrast to the research
above (Abdurahman
& Ludigdo, 2004) examine agency
theory to become a more humanist theory by raising the values contained in
shari'ah to be included in the theoretical framework of agency theory and to
design the implications of the results of the deconstruction on the formation
of accounting principles by the dimensions of the study. This study concluded
that research agency theory is included in the arena of the paradigm of
positive accounting. A research study that does not have the researcher's self-worth
in the construction and development of research, so the reality formed from the
research becomes value-free and tends to leave ethical values in the formation
and development of the theory. Many researchers' inability of agency theory to
become a universal and transcendental theory is more due to an error in the
control mechanism in the formation and development of the idea. Agency theory
cannot simply oppose the metaphysical reality brought by religion with reason
empowered by humans.
One of the biggest
misunderstandings among Muslims is that they view wealth as not very good.
Wealth tends to be interpreted negatively because it has the potential to help
human beings with God. Within the scope of this misunderstanding, it is almost
certain that the money is not lawful. It isn't easy to find rich status with
the predicate of holiness. This world is at the mercy of the infidels and
prisons for Muslims. This short life of the world is an opportunity for the
disbelievers to have fun, while our share is in the Hereafter, and therefore we
have to be patient and accept it. Those are a few of the stereotypes that we
often find in society. Those stereotypes
often hold back Muslims
from developing noble in their business. The misunderstanding was exacerbated
by the narrow terminology of zuhud, wrong fardu kifayah, inappropriate poverty,
and the misguided nature of qanua'ah. We are encouraged to seek as much wealth
as possible, but with a process that does not forget death (Surat At-Takatsur
(102): 1-2), does not neglect dhikr Allah (Surat Al-Munafiqun (63): 9), does
not leave prayer and zakat (QS. An-Nur (24): 37), and do not concentrate wealth
only on a group of wealthy people (QS. Al-Hair (59): 7)
When wealth is used as the
basis and symbol of success, what happens is an attempt to justify
everything�ways to acquire and accumulate wealth. At the same time, the use of
wealth tends to fulfill all the desires and ambitions of human egotism in
responding. Obtaining and spending wealth often exceeds ethical, moral, and
even reasonable limits. They can be very greedy, deceitful, and have no
semi-sensitivity towards poor people. The wealth they get is only to fulfill
two things that will never be satisfied.
First, for the sake of
pleasure and luxury. Second, to maintain and or increase wealth so that a
lifestyle of fun and luxury can continue. If possible, control the facilities
or property of others to increase prestige or social status. The result is that
rich people only care about their interests. The rich think that it is right to
ignore people who are in hunger and poverty.
A lifestyle of pleasure or
luxury is a life that is extravagant, more than what they need. Have many cars
(luxury) but not according to need; have a lot of gold and diamond jewelry, but
only to accumulate wealth or show it off; decorate the house's rooms with
high-quality glassware, buy pets at very high prices, and so on. Not to forget,
they also adorn the house's walls with fantastic paintings that cost up to
millions of rupiah. At the same time, the floor of the house was beautified
with rugs that cost exorbitant.
That is, they fulfill
specific needs of their own making, as well as the "needs for promiscuity, nightlife, and other promiscuous lifestyles."
For the sake of enjoying something, having fun, or increasing social prestige,
they make people serve their lifestyle and sustain their personal goals
زُيِّنَ
لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ
الشَّهَوٰتِ مِنَ
النِّسَاۤءِ وَالْبَنِيْنَ
وَالْقَنَاطِيْرِالْمُقَنْطَرَةِمِنَالذَّهَبِوَالْفِضَّةِوَالْخَيْلِ
لْمُسَوَّمَةِ
وَالْاَنْعَامِ
وَالْحَرْثِ ۗ
ذٰلِكَ مَتَاعُ
الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا
ۗوَاللّٰهُ عِنْدَهٗ
حُسْنُ الْمَاٰب
�Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women
and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and
tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the
best return.� (Surah Ali Imran (4) 14 )
CONCLUSIONS
The ideal condition is that
the agent will make profitable financial decisions for the principal so that
agency theory that discusses the relationship between agent and principal can
explain this phenomenon. In addition, increasing managerial ownership will make
management's wealth more related to company wealth, so that management will
seek to reduce the risk of losing its wealth. In Javanese culture, which MSMEs
dominate, the agency is applied with a natural running model that is always
responsive to changes, even though these changes occur without well-organized
planning and control. They only rely on tentativeness with the assumptions and
feelings they have. Agency Theory 'ala' Rasulullah is quite complete, which is
based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet. Sharia regulates neatly with
all the consequences that are broad in its implementation.
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