Trust in companies and in CEOs: A comparative study of the main influences

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-355

  Ingenhoff, Diana ^a   Sommer, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ability; Benevolence; Dimensions of trust; Integrity; Interpersonal trust; Organizational trust; Social responsibility; Trust building; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955279842     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0363-y     Document Type: Article

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