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In this paper, I consider whether the critical rationalist philosophy of science may provide a rationale for trusting scientific knowledge. In the first part, I refer to several insights of Karl Popper's social and political philosophy in order to see whether they may be of help in offsetting the distrust of science spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second part, I address the more general issue of whether the theoretical principles of the critical rationalist philosophy of science may afford a foundation for building trust in science. Both parts of the discussion, confined for the sake of the argument largely to the repudiation of the concept of good reasons for considering a theory to be true, imply that this question would have to be answered negatively. Against this, I argue that such a conclusion is based on a misconception of the nature of scientific knowledge: critical rationalism views science as a cognitive regime which calls for bold theories and at the same time demands a rigorous and continuous distrust towards them, and it is precisely this attitude that should be adopted as a compelling argument for trusting science.

"Using experimental surveys as a primary source, Kim and Kim compare a wide range of developed countries to assess the determinants of generalized social trust. With data from Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United States, Kim and Kim present a detailed picture of trust at the individual level, across different ethnic groups, and across different regions with economic and cultural distinctions. They focus on a range of concepts, including generalized trust and familism; causal relationships among cultural values, particularized trust, and institutional trust at the individual level; and relationships between culture, wealth, and governance at the macro level. In doing so, they consolidate substantial quantitative data with rigorous theoretical analysis and advance our understanding of social trust and prosociality in general. A valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in political science, sociology, and social psychology around the world"--

Human compliance in cybersecurity continues to be a persistent problem for organizations. This research-in-progress advances theoretical understanding of the negative effects of trust formed between individuals and the cybersecurity function (i.e., those responsible for protection), cybersecurity system (i.e., the protective technologies), and organization (i.e., those verifying the cybersecurity department) that leads to suboptimal compliance behaviors. In contrast to the current information security literature that focuses on how organizations can induce compliance, this study begins to provide understanding into the degradation of compliance by organizations and how to combat it. An integrated model is conceptualized using the theories of trust and attention. This model provides the theoretical foundation to study the role of dark side trust in the context of cybersecurity and provides initial mechanisms to reduce it. Additionally, by developing this conceptualization of dark side trust and model, this study contributes to the general study of trust in information systems research outside of the domain of cybersecurity.

The paper looks at the determinants of fiscal adjustments as reflected in the primary surplus of countries. Our conjecture is that governments will usually find it more attractive to pursue fiscal adjustments in a situation of relatively high growth, but based on a simple stylized model of government behavior the expectation is that mainly high trust governments will be in a position to defer consolidation to years with higher growth. Overall, our analysis of a panel of European countries provides support for this expectation. The difference in fiscal policies depending on government trust levels may help explaining why better governed countries have been found to have less severe business cycles. It suggests that trust and credibility play an important role not only in monetary policy, but also in fiscal policy.

Intro -- Introduction -- Part I - Managers: Beyond Regulation -- Chapter 1 - The Inevitable Instability of American Corporate Governance -- Chapter 2 - Values and Corporate Responsibility: A Personal Perspective -- Chapter 3 - Management as a Profession -- Part II - Reimagining Gatekeeper Identities -- Chapter 4 - The Regulators and the Financial Scandals -- Chapter 5 - The Professionalization of Corporate Directors -- Comment - Should Directors Be Professionals? -- Comment - Professionalization Does Not Mean Power or Accountability -- Comment - The Limits of Corporate Law in Promoting Good Corporate Governance -- Chapter 6 - The Auditor as Gatekeeper: A Perilous Expectations Gap -- Comment - The Audit and the Auditor's Central Role -- Chapter 7 - Professional Independence and the Corporate Lawyer -- Comment - The Dubious History and Psychology of Clubs as Self-Regulatory Organizations -- Chapter 8 - The Financial Scandals and the Demise of the Traditional Investment Banker -- Comment - Toward A Higher Standard of Conduct in Investment Banking -- Chapter 9 - Journalists and the Corporate Scandals: What Happened to the Watchdog? -- Part III - Report of the American Academy's Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee -- Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee -- Report of the American Academy's Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee -- About the Co-Chairs -- About the Authors.