Título: Agency Theory: An Assessment and Review. In: Academy of Management Review, Volume 14 Tipo documento: Artigo Autor(es): EISENHARDT, Kathleen Ano: 1989 Local: http://www.toorenburg.net/timbv/Adviesgebieden/outsourcing/principal-agent-theorie/Agency%20Theory,%20An%20Assessment%20Eisenhardt,%20AMR%201989.pdf/at_download/file Palavras-Chave: Resumo: Agency theory is an important, yet controversial, theory. This paper reviews agency theory, its contributions to organization theory, and the extant empirical work and develops testable propositions. The conclusions…