Introduction: Understanding organizational trust – foundations, constellations, and issues of operationalisation

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 556-570

  Möllering, Guido ^a   Bachmann, Reinhard ^b   Hee Lee, Soo ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23744473755     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940410551480     Document Type: Review

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