Trust Development in Swift Starting Action Teams: A Multilevel Framework

    Authors

    J. L. Wildman; M. L. Shuffler; E. H. Lazzara; S. M. Fiore; C. S. Burke; E. Salas;S. Garven

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Group Organ. Manage.

    Keywords

    teams; theory; trust; CONFLICT-MANAGEMENT; IMPRESSION-FORMATION; INTERPERSONAL-TRUST; GROUP; COHESION; WORK TEAMS; PERFORMANCE; DIVERSITY; TASK; ORGANIZATIONS; METAANALYSIS; Psychology, Applied; Management

    Abstract

    Swift starting action teams (STATs) are increasingly prevalent in organizations, and the development of trust is often a critical issue for their effectiveness. However, current theory and research do not provide a clear picture regarding how trust toward the team (i.e., the team as the target) is developed in these settings. The primary contribution of this article is to present a theoretical framework describing how individual-level trust toward one's team is developed in STAT contexts. This article integrates several existing trust theories into one comprehensive context-specific multilevel theory of how trust develops in STATs from cognitive, affective, behavioral, and contextual perspectives. This framework furthers our understanding of the unique antecedents of initial trust in STATs, how trust attitudes are adjusted over the short amount of time the team interacts, and how the team context influences this developmental process.

    Journal Title

    Group & Organization Management

    Volume

    37

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    137

    Last Page

    170

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000303237500002

    ISSN

    1059-6011

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