Relationship "theories" have been circulating social media for a while. But, what is the appeal of these theories and what are the consequences of applying these theories to real-life relationships?

The Agency Theory in Financial Management. In an agency relationship, one party, called the agent, makes decisions and acts on behalf of another, called the principal. The agency theory attempts ...

Social media users share memes of celebrity couples attempting to prove the "green line theory." Rivelino/twitter Social media is trying to prove a new way of testing the health of a relationship ...

The commitment-trust theory of relationship marketing says that two fundamental factors, trust and commitment, must exist for a relationship to be successful. Relationship marketing involves ...

Management of an entire portfolio of customers who are at different relationship stages requires a dynamic theory of exchange relationships that captures the trade-offs between scale economies and ...

Spaces to support a variety of activities. In 1960, social scientist and MIT professor Douglas McGregor introduced the concept of Theory X and Theory Y management. Today, this concept can help ...

Max Weber’s management theory promotes a structured hierarchy, clear rules and impersonal relationships to increase efficiency and eliminate favoritism.

The olive theory is credited to first episode of the sitcom and is a general measure of compatibility in a relationship based on how much each party enjoys olives: If one person in a relationship ...

If your organization isn’t tapping into the benefits of customer relationship management, it could fall behind the competition.