J.H. Davis’s scientific contributions

... In this relationship, when an individual trusts, weakness is accepted because of the risk of betrayal and failure. A commonly cited definition of trust is by Schoorman et al. (1996), who define trust as "the willingness of a party to be vulnerable to the actions of another party based on the expectation that the other will perform a particular action important to the trustor, irrespective of the ability to monitor or control that other party" (p. 712). ...

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Different political leaders, same problems: exploring the determinants of public trust in political leaders in Ghana

... Another plausible theory lens is stewardship theory, which also minimizes the problem of opportunism. However, stewardship theory has been criticized for envisioning an almost mythological creature of pure virtue(Albanese et al., 1997;Arthurs and Busenitz, 2003) and, in our opinion, is too extreme. ...

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Governing innovation in U.S. state government: An ecosystem perspective

... They also differentiate the ability to understand the external knowledge, identified with the level of trust and the so-called relative absorptive capacity. The concept of trust, so important for cooperation in clusters, is based on the concept of a disciple-student (Buckley & Casson, 1988;Chiles & McMackin, 1996;Gulati, 1995;Inkpen, 1998;Inkpen & Curall, n.d.;Kogut, 1988;Lyles & Baird, 1994;Parkhe, 1993;Schoorman et al., 1996;Smith et al., 1995;Zand, 1972). Here we have cooperation based on the common sphere of competencies, values, norms and standards, which leads to knowledge transfer (Lane, 1996;Lane et al., 2001;Lane & Lubatkin, 1998;Szulanski, 1996). ...

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Industrial Clusters in International Value Chains: Conceptual Advancement and Empirical Evidence from European ICT Clusters

... Their findings also reveal that most stewards are driven only by the desire to make the best decision possible, which is usually in the organization's best interests and is based on the firm assumption that the best option will benefit stewards in the long run. Stewardship theory, as defined by Davis et al, (1997) is the process through which stewards safeguard and raise shareholders' money through improved business performance because they recognize that doing so maximizes the shareholder's utility function. The manager and chief executive are the primary persons responsible for the stewardship function in the organization, according to this stewardship paradigm. ...

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Effect of Sustainability Accounting on the Financial Reporting of Corporate Governance in Nigeria

... The factors influencing the adoption of social media platforms include entertainment values, "social influence", trust, compliance, internationalization, and identification [80]. The dyadic relation of "social influence", Social Psychology, and Social Interaction with trust [81]. The study helps in the formulation of: ...

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Adoption of Cryptocurrency in India: An Extended Technology Adoption Model