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The Causal Relationship Between Trust And The Assessed Value Of Management By Objectives

Journal of ManagementPublished 1 September 1980
Dow Scott
Citations90
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score8.64
SNIP5.75

Abstract

The causal direction between interpersonal trust and assessed value of an MBO program is investigated in a large mass-transit organization. Three measures of trust were (ollected that indicated the respondents' trust of their superiors, top management, and the MBO consultant. The results indicated that trust in superior and trust in top management aff et the assessed value otf MBO. The relationship between trust in the MBO consultant and the assessment value of MBO suggests that an interaction elt occurred.

Keywords

Social SciencesDecision SciencesBusiness, Management and Accounting