The effects of trust climate on individual performance

Frontiers of Business Research in China

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-49

  Li, Ning ^a   Yan, Jin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ability to focus; Learning behavior; Organizational trust; Performance; Psychological safety; Trust climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949088637     PISSN: 16737326     EISSN: 16737431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11782-009-0002-6     Document Type: Article

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