Agency theory argues that shareholder interests require protection by separation of incumbency of rôles of board chair and CEO. Stewardship theory argues shareholder interests are maximised by shared incumbency of these rôles. Results of an empirical test fail to support agency theory and...

This paper presents a five-month longitudinal field study of the use of influence tactics and power on the development of employee trust within a small Midwestern US nonunion manufacturing company. Analysis of levels of trust in supervisors found that, as hypothesised, changes in trust levels...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine trust and posit that consumers perceive the trustworthiness of companies from a particular country differently. Design/methodology/approach – An accepted US model of trust across cultures is tested. A survey questionnaire is used to collect...