The effects of interpersonal trust on work group performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 445-455

  Dirks, Kurt T ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COOPERATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; WORK;

ATTITUDE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; WORK;

EID: 0033137346     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.3.445     Document Type: Article

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