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An Integrative Model of Organizational Trust: Past, Present, and Future

    Published Online:1 Apr 2007https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2007.24348410

    Abstract

    A considerable amount of research has examined trust since our 1995 publication. We revisit some of the critical issues that we addressed and provide clarifications and extensions of the topics of levels of analysis, time, control systems, reciprocity, and measurement. We also recognize recent research in new areas of trust, such as affect, emotion, violation and repair, distrust, international and cross-cultural issues, and context-specific models, and we identify promising avenues for future research.

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