A Stability Contingent Model of Interpersonal Trust in a Local Government Context

A tentative Stability Contingent Model of Trust is presented as a result of exploratory, qualitative research into an unexplored area of interpersonal trust in a Local Government context. Findings supported the literature that benevolence and competence are central to trust assessments. An original...

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Main Author: Hirst, Tracey Michelle
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73566
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description A tentative Stability Contingent Model of Trust is presented as a result of exploratory, qualitative research into an unexplored area of interpersonal trust in a Local Government context. Findings supported the literature that benevolence and competence are central to trust assessments. An original contribution found stability and locus of causality were also salient. Unusually, both white-collar and blue-collar employees were included and contrasted. Issues for a future research agenda are presented.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-735662019-01-10T04:56:32Z A Stability Contingent Model of Interpersonal Trust in a Local Government Context Hirst, Tracey Michelle A tentative Stability Contingent Model of Trust is presented as a result of exploratory, qualitative research into an unexplored area of interpersonal trust in a Local Government context. Findings supported the literature that benevolence and competence are central to trust assessments. An original contribution found stability and locus of causality were also salient. Unusually, both white-collar and blue-collar employees were included and contrasted. Issues for a future research agenda are presented. 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73566 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Hirst, Tracey Michelle
A Stability Contingent Model of Interpersonal Trust in a Local Government Context
title A Stability Contingent Model of Interpersonal Trust in a Local Government Context
title_full A Stability Contingent Model of Interpersonal Trust in a Local Government Context
title_fullStr A Stability Contingent Model of Interpersonal Trust in a Local Government Context
title_full_unstemmed A Stability Contingent Model of Interpersonal Trust in a Local Government Context
title_short A Stability Contingent Model of Interpersonal Trust in a Local Government Context
title_sort stability contingent model of interpersonal trust in a local government context
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73566