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...

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...