To prevent unethical behaviour by employees, many companies include compliance aspects in their compensation schemes. For example, ex-post bonus adjustments allow managers to retract parts of bonuses previously paid to employees in reaction to fraudulent behaviour. We propose that the level of...

The formation of trust between managers and the management accountants who work for them is examined on the basis of the integrative model of trust devised by Mayer/Davis/Schoorman (1995). Particular consideration is given to the question of whether there are differences between male and female...