Trust and risk communication in high-risk organizations: A test of principles from social risk research

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-149

  Conchie, Stacey M ^a   Burns, Calvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetry principle; Organizational safety; Trust beliefs; Trust intentions

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ASYMMETRY PRINCIPLES; ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY; TRUST BELIEFS; TRUST INTENTIONS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

COMMUNICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRUST;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRUST;

EID: 39849097978     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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