@article{ART003367477},
author={Lim Won-Ho},
title={Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance},
journal={Industry Promotion Research},
issn={2466-1139},
year={2026},
volume={11},
number={3},
pages={271-279},
doi={10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lim Won-Ho
TI - Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance
JO - Industry Promotion Research
PY - 2026
VL - 11
IS - 3
PB - Industrial Promotion Institute
SP - 271
EP - 279
SN - 2466-1139
AB - This study examines how agentic AI adoption reduces organizational agency costs by integrating agency theory, the technical characteristics of agentic AI, and AI governance. The research model sets agentic AI adoption as the independent variable, information asymmetry reduction and monitoring efficiency improvement as dual mediators, agency cost reduction as the dependent variable, and AI governance as the moderator. Based on survey data from 350 companies that have adopted or plan to adopt AI, agentic AI adoption showed significant positive effects on information asymmetry reduction (β=.530, p<.001) and monitoring efficiency improvement (β=.494, p<.001), both of which partially mediated agency cost reduction. AI governance further strengthened the effect of agentic AI adoption on agency cost reduction (β=.113, p=.013). The study contributes by reinterpreting agentic AI’s organizational effects as an agency cost reduction mechanism and highlights the need to build AI governance capabilities such as log tracking, approval systems, risk management, explainability, and clear accountability.
KW - Agentic AI;Agency Theory;Agency Costs;Information Asymmetry;Monitoring Efficiency;AI Governance
DO - 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271
ER -
Lim Won-Ho. (2026). Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance. Industry Promotion Research, 11(3), 271-279.
Lim Won-Ho. 2026, "Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance", Industry Promotion Research, vol.11, no.3 pp.271-279. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271
Lim Won-Ho "Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance" Industry Promotion Research 11.3 pp.271-279 (2026) : 271.
Lim Won-Ho. Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance. 2026; 11(3), 271-279. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271
Lim Won-Ho. "Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.3 (2026) : 271-279.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271
Lim Won-Ho. Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance. Industry Promotion Research, 11(3), 271-279. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271
Lim Won-Ho. Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance. Industry Promotion Research. 2026; 11(3) 271-279. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271
Lim Won-Ho. Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance. 2026; 11(3), 271-279. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271
Lim Won-Ho. "Effect of Agentic AI Adoption on Reduction of Organizational Agency Costs: Dual Mediating Effects of Information Asymmetry Reduction and Monitoring Efficiency Improvement, and Moderating Effect of AI Governance" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.3 (2026) : 271-279.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.271
