It takes two to tango: An interdependence analysis of the spiraling of perceived trustworthiness and cooperation in interpersonal and intergroup relationships

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-178

  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

Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM); Cooperation; Interpersonal and intergroup relationships; Spiral reinforcement models; Trust and trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849123302     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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