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Agency Theory: An Assessment and Review Author(s): Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Source: The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan., 1989), pp. 57-74 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: /stable/258191 . Accessed: 13/02/2011 12:02 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at . /action/showPublisher?publisherCode=aom. . Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. Academy of Management is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Academy of Management Review. ? Academy of Management Review, 1989, Vol. 14, No. 1, 57-74. Agency Theory: An Assessment and Review KATHLEENM. EISENHARDT StanfordUniversity Agency theory is an important, yet controversial, theory. This paper reviews agency theory, its contributions to or