Subject of this paper are the problems of trust in electronic commerce that have originated because of the falling … apart of authenticity and identity of digital signatures. It is shown, that this problem of trust between unknown persons is …

freedom, individuality and trust played an outstanding role within civil society as well as in the economy. However in the 19 … threaten existing trust and social relations. Consequently civil society was no longer seen as a central concept. This article … institutional economy (institutions, social capital and trust). The history of the “honourable merchant” as an idea and historical …

This paper identifies six main theories of the determinants of social trust, and tests them against survey data from … seven nations, 1999-2001. Three of the six theories of trust fare rather poorly and three do better. First and foremost …, social trust tends to be high among citizens who believe that there are few severe social conflicts and where the sense of …

result of so-called asymmetric information. Trust and reputation mechanisms are intended to address this asymmetric … information distribution. This article surveys the most common trust and reputation systems. …

into a crisis of confidence in public policy. To re-establish trust in the system, Europe needs a comprehensive approach … can help answer the essential question of Europe's sense and purpose. As the euro can only ever enjoy as much trust as the …

This paper empirically examines the impact of trust-based working time on firm performance using panel data from German … establishments. Trust-based working time is a human resource management practice that involves a high degree of worker autonomy in … terms of scheduling individual working time. From the theoretical viewpoint, trust-based working time may affect worker …

output. Moreover, interventions may hinder the development of a cooperative organizational culture in which workers trust …