Corporate leadership in times of public distrust

Klaus M. Leisinger

pp. 15-40

in: Maria C. Coutinho de Arruda, Boleslaw Rok (eds), Understanding ethics and responsibilities in a globalizing world, Berlin, Springer, 2016

Abstract

The analysis of global surveys such as the Edelman Trust Barometer¹ or GlobeScan² reveals that throughout the world today people have less trust than ever. This is so with regard to governments' ability to effectively manage economic, social, and environmental problems and with regard to the trustworthiness of the media. Even (Christian) churches – traditionally sources of moral orientation and normative guidance – are suffering from a long-term trend of decline in trust.³