Interpersonal trust is a mental construct with implications for social functioning and economic
behavior. We review contemporary theories of trust from behavioral economics and social …

In the last few years, especially after the Brexit referendum and the 2016 US elections, there
has been a surge in academic interest for misinformation and disinformation. Social …

With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the issue of trust in AI emerges as a paramount
societal concern. Despite increased attention of researchers, the topic remains fragmented …

The menace of misinformation online has gained considerable media attention and
plausible solutions for combatting misinformation have often been less than satisfactory. In …

The widespread prevalence and persistence of misinformation in contemporary societies,
such as the false belief that there is a link between childhood vaccinations and autism, is a …

The continued influence effect refers to the finding that people often continue to rely on
misinformation in their reasoning even if the information has been retracted. The present …

Despite the scholarly interest in contracts and trust governing interorganizational
relationships, an understanding of how contracts influence trust remains limited by the way …

Increasing political distrust has become a commonplace observational remark across many
established democracies, and it is often used to explain current political phenomena. In …

Websites are often the first or only interaction a consumer has with a firm in modern
commerce. Because consumers tend to make decisions within the first few seconds of online …

Research provides increasing evidence that women and men differ in their decisions to trust.
However, information systems research does not satisfactorily explain why these gender …