Building trust in public and nonprofit networks: Personal, dyadic, and third-party influences

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-82

  Lambright, Kristina T ^a   Mischen, Pamela A ^a   Laramee, Craig B ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University of New York at Binghamton   (United States)

Author keywords

Network development; Social network analysis; Social services; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 70749121796     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074008329426     Document Type: Article

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