Trust at first sight: Swift trust in leaders in temporary military groupsShow others and affiliations
2011 (English)In: Team Performance Management, ISSN 1352-7592, E-ISSN 1758-6860, Vol. 17, no 7/8, p. 354-368Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Purpose – The study seeks to illuminate factors that benefit, or do not benefit, the development of swift trust towards leaders in temporary military groups.
Design/methodology/approach – The study group comprised 50 Norwegian cadets, 34 Norwegian military officers, 317 Swedish cadets, and 190 Swedish military officers. Data were gathered using a questionnaire which included two open-ended questions on aspects which contribute to swift trust (and lack thereof) towards leaders, as well as Likert-scale questions on temporary group characteristics, and a personality inventory.
Findings – A qualitative clustering analysis of the open-ended responses yielded a hierarchical model of aspects which contribute to swift trust (or the lack thereof) with the following two superior categories: individual-related characteristics such as emotional stability and relationship-related characteristics such as encourage involvement and creativity. The latter superior category covaried most strongly with ratings of the groups' performance.
Research limitations/implications – The results need to be substantiated by further research in other professional groups and cultures.
Practical implications – The findings can help leaders of temporary groups become more conscious of how they may affect the group members' development of swift trust.
Originality/value – The hierarchical and detailed model of aspects which contribute to swift trust in leaders of temporary groups is new.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2011. Vol. 17, no 7/8, p. 354-368
National Category
Social Sciences
Research subject
Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-2158DOI: 10.1108/13527591111182625OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-2158DiVA, id: diva2:457016
2011-11-162011-11-162017-12-08Bibliographically approved