Understanding the trust-control nexus

International Sociology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Bijlsma Frankema, Katinka ^a   Costa, Ana Cristina ^b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control; Governance; Institutional environment; Interpersonal relations; Opportunities; Risks; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144458560     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580905055477     Document Type: Article

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