Trust and mistrust in organisations: An exploration using an organisational justice framework
Saunders, M and Thornhill, A (2004) Trust and mistrust in organisations: An exploration using an organisational justice framework European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology, 13 (4). pp. 493-515.
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Abstract
This article commences with an overview of trust and mistrust, focusing on the debate about whether these are two ends of a continuum or distinct but interrelated concepts. Building on this review, the relationship between employees' perceptions of organizational justice and their self-categorized feelings of trust and mistrust is considered. It is suggested that organizational justice offers a useful means through which to explain and understand employees' feelings of trust and mistrust. Using case study data drawn from a UK public sector organization, the relationship between employees' feelings of trust and mistrust is explored within a change context. The data suggest that, whereas some employees perceive trust and mistrust as two ends of a continuum, others see them as distinct concepts. These findings are conceptualized as a trust - mistrust - absence triangle. Drawing on organizational justice as an explanatory theory, reasons for these findings are offered. The article concludes with a discussion regarding the coexistence of trust and mistrust and the explanatory value of organizational justice theory in understanding this.
Item Type: | Article |
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Divisions : | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Surrey Business School |
Authors : | Saunders, M and Thornhill, A |
Date : | 2004 |
DOI : | 10.1080/13594320444000182 |
Additional Information : | This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology, 2004, copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13594320444000182 |
Depositing User : | Symplectic Elements |
Date Deposited : | 06 Aug 2013 18:14 |
Last Modified : | 06 Jul 2019 05:12 |
URI: | http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/788064 |
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