The concept of trustworthiness: A cross-cultural comparison between Japanese and U.S. business people

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-367

  Nishishiba, Masami ^a   Ritchie, L David ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Concept explication; Intercultural communication; Japanese U.S. communication; Multi dimensional scaling; Organizational communication; Trust in organizations; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040782435     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880009365581     Document Type: Article

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