Straining towards trust: Some constraints on studying trust in organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-157

  Fichman, Mark ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037285106     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.189     Document Type: Article

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