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| Title: | Trust in large organizations |
| Journal: | American Economic Review
1997 : MAY, VOL. 87:2, p. 333-338 |
| Index terms: | INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR CORPORATE CULTURE CONFIDENTIALITY CO-OPERATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study provides an overwiev of the existing theory of trust, develops some of its implications, and tests them on a cross section of countries. The study also asks what are the forces encouraging the formation of trust. Hierarchical religion discourages horizontal ties between people and hence the formation of trust, according to Putnam (1993). A strong negative association was found between trust and the dominance of a strong hierarchical religion, most notably catholicism. Trust promotes cooperation especially in large organizations. Data on government performance, participation in civic and professional societies, importance of large firms and overall performance of different societies support this hypothesis. |
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