Leader power, power stability, and interpersonal trust

Publication date: May 2019Source: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Volume 152Author(s): Marlon Mooijman, Wilco W. van Dijk, Eric van Dijk, Naomi EllemersAbstractWe examine the conditions under which power decreases trust and the process by which this occurs. Three experiments and a field study revealed that occupying an unstable power position decreases trust as it raises power holders’ concerns about losing power. We replicate this finding across studies differing in measures and design, using different samples, and using different measurements and manipulations of power, power stability, and trust. We discuss the organizational and theoretical implications of this work for current insights on power and trust.

Source: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes - March 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research