Kathleen M. Eisenhardt

Research topics

• Business Strategy and Innovation · 2 papers
• Capital Investment and Risk Analysis · 1 paper
• Innovation and Knowledge Management · 1 paper
• Corporate Finance and Governance · 1 paper
• Auction Theory and Applications · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Jeffrey A. Martin · 1 paper

Papers

1. Dynamic capabilities: what are they?Strategic Management Journal · 2000 · 14,848 citations

   This paper focuses on dynamic capabilities and, more generally, the resource-based view of the firm. We argue that dynamic capabilities are a set of specific and identifiable processes such as product development, strategic decision making, and alliancing. They are neither…

2. Agency Theory: An Assessment and ReviewAcademy of Management Review · 1989 · 9,385 citations

   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 are that agency theory (a) offers unique insight into information systems,…