Head versus heart: A dyadic analysis of two bases of trust in peer relations

Dr. Selin Eser Erdil

Abstract

The present study examined the antecedents of affect-based trust (ABT) and cognition-based trust (CBT) and the longitudinal relationship between ABT and CBT using a sample of Turkish student dyads (N=143) working on term projects. Prior to hypothesis testing, trustworthiness and trust scales were revised and validated to reflect the relational dynamics in the Turkish context. In particular, benevolence and ABT were operationalized to better reflect the multiplexity of work relations (i.e., overlap of instrumental and affective roles) in collectivist, diffuse cultures. Actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) analysis revealed that while CBT was formed solely on the basis of trustor’s perceptions of trustee integrity and ability, ABT developed by trustor’s perceptions of trustee benevolence as well as trustee perceptions of trustor benevolence. Furthermore, getting ABT resulted in giving ABT. The findings underscore the role of affect and reciprocity in peer relations at the workplace.

Short Bio

Selin Eser Erdil is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and affiliate of the YBU Business School since December 2011. She received her PhD in management and organization from Sabancı University. Her research interests include influence of cultural values on employees’ work related attitudes and behaviours, interpersonal trust dynamics at various work relationships and research productivity in academia. Her work has been published in journals such as Yönetim Araştırmaları Dergisi, ODTU Gelişme Dergisi, Management and Organization Review (SSCI) and Research Evaluation (SSCI). She has been teaching organizational behaviour, social psychology, cross-cultural management and research methods at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Venue

Wednesday, May 22, 2018 at 2pm