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Cooperative and competitive structures of trust relations in teams
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by D Lusher, Peter KremerPeter Kremer, G RobinsThis article argues that it is not just trust-generating but also trust-inhibiting mechanisms that operate in teams, and that these cooperative and competitive structures of interpersonal relations of trust within teams may affect team performance. Specifically, we propose that the presence of trust-generating structures (e.g., reciprocity, trusting in the referrals of others we trust, trusting in high performers and more experienced people) and the absence of trust-inhibiting structures (e.g., not trusting in the referrals of others we trust) are more likely to be associated with successful teams. Using exponential random graph models, a particular class of statistical model for social networks, we examine three professional sporting teams from the Australian Football League for the presence and absence of these mechanisms of interpersonal relations of trust. Quantitative network results indicate a differential presence of these postulated structures of trust relations in line with our hypotheses. Qualitative comparisons of these quantitative findings with team performance measures suggest a link between trust-generating and trust-inhibiting mechanisms of trust and team performance. Further theorization on other trust-inhibiting structures of trust relations and related empirical work is likely to shed further light on these connections.
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Small group researchVolume
45Issue
1Pagination
3 - 36Publisher
Sage PublicationsLocation
Thousand Oaks, Calif.Publisher DOI
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1046-4964eISSN
1552-8278Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2013, The AuthorsUsage metrics
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Social network analysisIntra-group relationsMethodologyExponential random graph modelsSocial SciencesPsychology, AppliedManagementPsychology, SocialPsychologyBusiness & EconomicsSOCIAL-STRUCTURENEGATIVE RELATIONSHIPSLOGISTIC REGRESSIONSNETWORK MODELSLOGIT-MODELSWORKORGANIZATIONPERFORMANCEEVOLUTIONTIES
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