The relationships among asymmetry in task dependence, perceived helping behavior, and trust

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: de Jong, Simon B.; Van der Vegt, Gerben S.; Molleman, Eric
• 署名单位: University of Groningen
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.6.1625
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 1625-1637
• 关键词: asymmetry in task dependence; perceived helping behavior; trust; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS

摘要

Social relations analyses involving 132 working relationships among 60 individuals from 29 teams revealed that an increase in a team member's task dependence on another team member was associated with higher levels of perceived help from and interpersonal trust in that specific team member, provided the other member was highly task dependent on the focal member. The degree to which an actor perceived a relationship with a partner to be helpful partially mediated the relationship between task dependence and trust. These findings highlight the importance of attending to asymmetries in task dependence and provide valuable insights into mechanisms that can explain the development of trust in organizational work teams.