Interdisciplinary Trust Meta-Analysis Analysis Of High Rank Trust Articles Between 1966 And 2006

The topic of trust can be found in articles from a wide-range of disciplines, e.g. from psychology, sociology, or economics, to mention only a few. Most of these, however, only give a short, very general overview of the meaning of trust, while focusing on special research questions regarding trust, i.e. trust between employees and management; trust between strangers; trust in alliances; and, trust in e-service providers. As of yet, no overall interdisciplinary structure of trust research has been done. Consequently, a meta-analysis of trust research is the best way to shed light on the phenomenon of trust and give a suitable structure of trust research.