Trust in managerial relationships

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 282-304

  Atkinson, Sally ^a   Butcher, David ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital; Interpersonal communications; Management; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141636519     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310473064     Document Type: Article

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