New information and social trust: Asymmetry and perseverance of attributions about hazard managers

Risk Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 359-367

  Cvetkovich, George ^a   Siegrist, Michael ^a   Murray, Rachel ^a   Tragesser, Sarah ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry principle; Hazardous technologies; Perseverance of trust; Risk perception; Social trust

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL TRUST;

MANAGERS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SURVEYS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION; RISK PERCEPTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FOOD INDUSTRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MANAGER; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

EID: 0036097012     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.00030     Document Type: Article

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