Trust, individualism and job characteristics as predictors of employee preference for teamwork

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-116

  Kiffin Petersen, Sandra A ^a   Cordery, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Individualism; Job characteristics; Preference for teamwork; Propensity to trust; Trust in co workers; Trust in management

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR RELATIONS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 0344719065     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190210158538     Document Type: Article

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