Trust differences across National-Societal cultures: Much to do, or much ado about nothing?

Organizational Trust: A Cultural Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 42-86

  Ferrin, Donald L ^a   Gillespie, Nicole ^b  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84925623612     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511763106.003     Document Type: Chapter

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