Trust in Complex Decision-Making Networks
- 1 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Administration & Society
- Vol. 39 (1), 25-50
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399706294460
Abstract
This article explores some theoretical notions of trust in complex interorganizational networks, especially public-private partnerships. The article begins with a theoretical exploration of the value of trust in complex interorganizational processes. Next, the role of trust in a public-private partnership “Sijtwende” is analyzed. The authors analyze the cooperation process and the organizational arrangements that have been used, as well as the outcomes thus far. They then trace the existence and development of trust in these processes and their influence on the process and outcomes. The authors close with some preliminary conclusions and hypotheses on the manageability of trust.Keywords
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