On the relation between trust and fairness in environmental risk management

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1395-1414

  Earle, Timothy C ^a   Siegrist, Michael ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Fairness; Issue importance; Risk management; Trust

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

COOPERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENTS; FAIRNESS; ISSUE IMPORTANCE; POLICY OUTCOMES; PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS; TRUST; WASHINGTON STATE;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 52449117687     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01091.x     Document Type: Article

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