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Trust
General scientific definition
According to Mayer et al. (1995) trust can be defined as "the willingness of a party to be vulnerable to the actions of another party based on the expectation that the other will perform a particular action important to the trustor, irrespective of the ability to monitor or control that other party." (p. 712).
Relevant substantive theories
Integrative model of organizational trust
Sources
Mayer, R. C., Davis, J. H., & Schoorman, F. D. (1995). An Integrative Model of Organizational Trust. The Academy of Management Review, 20(3), 709-734. doi:10.2307/258792
Examples
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