Who can you trust? The predicament for diverse workgroups

dc.contributor.authorHo, Christineen
dc.contributor.conferenceANZAM Conference (18th : 2004 : Dunedin, N.Z.)en
dc.contributor.schoolBusiness Schoolen
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.description.abstractThis paper sought to explore the role trust played within diverse work groups. It was considered from the viewpoint of relational demography within a large Australian financial services organisation. Partial support was found for the hypotheses proposed. Heterogeneity in age showed lower calculus- and identification-based trust, while education dissimilarity lowered these dimensions of trust, as well as knowledge-based trust. This suggested that dissimilarity disrupts the willingness to cooperate and communicate within the work group. However, when group members shared a similar parental status greater calculus- and identification-based trusts were demonstrated. Further, similarity in job status resulted in significant knowledge-based trust, as members may have perceived commensurate levels of understanding and knowledge of the job.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityChristine D. Hoen
dc.identifier.isbn0476011310en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/29384
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherANZAMen
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Managementen
dc.source.urihttp://www.commerce.otago.ac.nz/mgmt/ANZAM2004/CD/Papers/ABSTRACT299%20REVISED%2004-10-2004.htmen
dc.titleWho can you trust? The predicament for diverse workgroupsen
dc.typeConference paperen

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