Can groups be trusted? An experimental study of trust in collective entities

Handbook of Trust Research

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 52-67

  McEvily, Bill ^a   Weber, Roberto A ^b   Bicchieri, Cristina ^c   Ho, Violet T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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