Managers as initiators of trust: An exchange relationship framework for understanding managerial trustworthy behavior

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 513-530

  Whitener, Elien M ^a   Brodt, Susan E ^a   Korsgaard, M Audrey ^a   Werner, Jon M ^a  

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EID: 0032399422     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1998.926624     Document Type: Article

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