The research on trust in leadership: The need for context

Journal of Trust Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-69

  Mishra, Aneil K ^a   Mishra, Karen E ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEREDITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

cross level research; institutional trust; interpersonal trust; organizational context; trust in leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915828093     PISSN: 21515581     EISSN: 2151559X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21515581.2013.771507     Document Type: Article

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