The Role of Trust in Organizational Settings

Organization Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 450-467

  Dirks, Kurt T ^a   Ferrin, Donald L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Trust; Work Behavior; Work Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035617309     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.12.4.450.10640     Document Type: Article

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