The propensity to trust: A comparative study of United States and Japanese managers

This research project explores the relationship between national culture and trust, incorporating models from both the trust and the cross-cultural management literatures. Accepting that trust is a function of the trustor's propensity to trust others, dimensions of national culture were expecte...

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Published in:International journal of management 2002-12, Vol.19 (4), p.614
Main Authors: Downes, Meredith, Hemmasi, Masoud, Graf, Lee A, Lane, Kelley, Huff, Lenard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alliances
Behavior
Comparative studies
Cross cultural management
Culture
Executives
Minority & ethnic groups
Trust
Verbal communication
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Summary:This research project explores the relationship between national culture and trust, incorporating models from both the trust and the cross-cultural management literatures. Accepting that trust is a function of the trustor's propensity to trust others, dimensions of national culture were expected to contribute to this propensity. The study considered several dimensions of culture as they relate to trust. In addition, the study examined whether propensity to trust others is reflected in individual trust in suppliers from certain referent countries and in preferences to work alongside citizens from those countries. It may be the case that cultural borrowing is more prevalent among proximate societies, as travel between them may be frequent, thus blurring the distinctions over time. Implications of this study suggest that people from different cultures are predisposed to trust others to differing degrees, and further, that this propensity to trust may be a function of various aspects of a country's culture.
ISSN:0813-0183