Can i trust you to trust me?: A theory of trust, monitoring, and cooperation in interpersonal and intergroup relationships

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 465-499

  Ferrin, Donald L ^a   Bligh, Michelle C ^b   Kohles, Jeffrey C ^c  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Intergroup; Interpersonal; Monitoring; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547465136     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601106293960     Document Type: Article

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