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Leadership behaviours that nurture organizational trust: Re-examining the fundamentals

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  • Canute S. Thompson

    (The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica)

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This study examines the variable of trust in organizational relationships and found six leadership behaviors that foster trust. Using a confirmatory factor analysis, these leadership behaviors were examined to see the nature of the relationships among latent variables. The goal of the research was to establish whether there were some fundamental qualities that characterized trust-producing leadership behaviours. The study used data that were gathered from a survey among teachers in Jamaica. The participants work at various levels of the Jamaican education system and they were selected using a convenience sampling technique. The research is timely given the growing evidence of mistrust among leaders and followers in organizations and its findings are significant in that it offers a new and more nuanced perspective on the kinds of leadership behaviours that nurture organizational trust. The instrument used to collect the data was designed by the researcher and tested for reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha and produced a result of .938. ?e study proposes recommendations for improving organizational trust.

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  • Canute S. Thompson, 2018. "Leadership behaviours that nurture organizational trust: Re-examining the fundamentals," Journal of Human Resource Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Management, vol. 21(1), pages 28-42.
    • Handle: RePEc:cub:journl:v:21:y:2018:i:1:p:28-42
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    Keywords

    leadership behaviors; trust; organizational health; employee well-being;
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    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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