Organizational scholars have long underscored the positive consequences of trust, yet trust
can also have dysfunctional effects if it is not placed wisely. Though much research has …

Scholars agree that trust primarily has two bases: trustworthiness—the extent to which a
trustee is competent, honest, and has goodwill toward the trustor—and trust propensity—a …

Because the choice to trust is inherently risky, people naturally assess others'
trustworthiness before they engage in trusting actions. The research reported here suggests …

Do initial trustworthiness beliefs only have a short-term, temporary effect on one's behavior
and perceptions? Or might these initial beliefs have a lasting, robust effect that persists over …

Interpersonal trust-a willingness to accept vulnerability or risk based on expectations
regarding another person's behavior–is a vitally important concept for human behavior …

Research on trust has burgeoned in the last two decades. Despite the growing interest in
trust, little is known about the differences in trust between familiar and unfamiliar …

Trust is a key aspect of various social interactions. Correspondingly, trust has been heavily
studied across different scientific disciplines. However, an integration of the diverse research …

Trust exerts an impact on essentially all forms of social relationships. It affects individuals in
deciding whether and how they will or will not interact with other people. Equally, trust also …

We investigate the repair of trust by examining the cognitive and interpersonal processes
through which people resolve differences in their interpersonal beliefs. We begin by …

An important debate within the trust literature is whether trust is modified by social
experiences or resistant to change despite changing social circumstances. We address this …