ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2008, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2): 328-334.

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Interpersonal Initial Trust within Organizations

Wei Huimin;Long Lirong   

  1. School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • Received:2007-06-25 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-03-15 Published:2008-03-15
  • Contact: Long Lirong

Abstract: High initial trust is needed in new organizational relationships which are becoming more and more common and frequent. Initial trust could be predicated on some factors, i.e., disposition to trust and resource status of trustor, group membership and organizational role of trustee, third-party relationship and organizational features, which might reduce the risk of decision making. The further development of trust, perceived breach of psychological contract, cooperation, work attitudes, OCB and performance, were influenced by initial trust level. Finally, the research orientation in Chinese context is suggested

Key words: interpersonal trust, initial trust, cognitive shortcut, third-party relationships, organizational psychology

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