Although trust is fundamental to social and organizational functioning, the media often portray managers as distrusting …-Economic Panel refute this cliché. Analyses reveal that individuals in managerial positions neither show a lower level of trust … before, nor a systematic reduction in trust after attaining such positions. Moreover, analyses demonstrate that managers are …

or market structure. We address the question how competition among suppliers of finance interacts with trust and … trustworthiness in a laboratory one-shot trust game. In order to disentangle pure effects of competition and effects of competition … coordination games with clear focal points, which leads to higher investments and trustworthiness in the trust game. Our results …

Olson’s view, we find that members of Putnam-type (Olson-type) associations display more (no more) generalized trust than …

In this article a simple game is used to develop a concept of trust that takes account of boundedly rational behavior … there remains a risk that the second mover does not perform as promised. Trust consists of accepting this risk. The paper … also discusses the efficiency of trust and the role of the law in separating trustworthy from non trustworthy people. …

We introduce opportunities for pre-play communication and to enter binding or non-binding contracts in trust games, and …