Using Agency Theory to Design Successful Outsourcing Relationships

By M. Logan. 2000

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Subfields: Management Information Systems

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Agency theory: Review of Theory and Evidence on Problems and Perspectives (2017, unknown): “…1976; Ross, 1973; Spence & Zeckhauser, 1971), political science (Hammond & Knott, 1996; Weingast & Moran, 1983), sociology (Adams, 1996; Kiser & Tong, 1992), organisational behaviour (Kosnik & Bittenhausen, 1992) and marketing (Bergen, Dutta, & Walker, 1992; Logan, 2000; Tate et al., 2010).”
Third-party logistics selection problem: A literature review on criteria and methods (2014, background): “As per [40], the author proposed to use agency theory to assist 3PL/customers relationships success.”
30+ years of research and practice of outsourcing – Exploring the past and anticipating the future (2009, unknown): “Theway inwhich outsourcing relations should bemanaged has, in fact, become one of the key concerns of researchers, who in seeking answers often drawon different relationship theories as well as principal-agent (agency) theory (Eisenhardt, 1989, see also Logan, 2000).”
Supply risk management via guanxi in the Chinese business context: The buyer's perspective (2012, background): “The theory investigates the agency problems that occur when the two parties have different goals and labor is divided (Logan, 2000).”
Artificial intelligence in supply chain management: theory and applications (2010, background): “…negotiation (Ito and Saleh 2000, Lenar and Sobecki 2007); bidding evaluation (Kang and Han 2002); outsourcing relationship management (Logan 2000); customer relationship management (CRM) (Baxter et al. 2003); SC relationship management (Ghiassi and Spera 2003); SC performance…”
Towards a “theoretical toolbox” for strategic sourcing (2009, unknown): “relationships between principals and agents (Logan, 2000).”
An agency theory perspective on the purchase of marketing services (2010, unknown): “With regard to human nature, Agency Theory's assumption of selfinterest relates to the fact that in case of unanticipated events, actors will each behave in the best interest of their companies (Logan, 2000), or perhaps functional area.”
Complementary theories to supply chain management (2007, background): “The “most efficient contract” includes the right mix of behavioral and outcome-based incentives to motivate the agent to act in the interests of the principal (Eisenhardt, 1989; Logan, 2000).”