The effects of trust in authority and procedural fairness on cooperation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 639-649

  De Cremer, David ^a   Tyler, Tom R ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Procedural justice; Sincerity; Trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRUST;

ATTITUDE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST;

EID: 34248387687     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.3.639     Document Type: Article

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