Workplace trust as a mechanism of employee (dis)advantage: The case of employee socioeconomic status

• Main Authors: PITESA, Marko, THAU, Stefan, PILLUTLA, Madan M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Trust; Disadvantage; Socioeconomic status; Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5357; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6356/viewcontent/Workplace_trust_employee_2017_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Early work on trust in social science highlighted how the lack of trust between individuals can cause social division, contribute to social stratification, and reduce economic opportunities for people from all social groups. We integrate this work with organizational research on antecedents of trust...