Workplace trust as a mechanism of employee (dis)advantage: The case of employee socioeconomic status

We present a model, and data, suggesting that lower-SES employees will be both more distrusted as well as more distrustful relative to their higher-SES colleagues. This, in turn, locks them out of potentially advantageous social and economic exchanges. Our theory adds precision in detecting when and why lower-SES employees face barriers to success in organizations, as well as provides a blueprint for studying the impact of trust on socially disadvantaged groups in organizations.

Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research