An examination of organizational trust, interpersonal trust, and gender in a religious organization in the midwestern region of the United States

<p> Organizational trust is an important element of an organization’s success, as it is a central component of effective work relationships. This mixed-methods study examined the relationships between the perceived levels of trust that pastors have in a religious organization in the...

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Main Author:	Phelps-Jones, Tara L.
Language:	EN
Published:	Indiana Wesleyan University 2016
Subjects:	Business administration\|Clergy
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spelling	ndltd-PROQUEST-oai-pqdtoai.proquest.com-101297632016-09-01T16:04:28Z An examination of organizational trust, interpersonal trust, and gender in a religious organization in the midwestern region of the United States Phelps-Jones, Tara L. Business administration\|Clergy <p> Organizational trust is an important element of an organization’s success, as it is a central component of effective work relationships. This mixed-methods study examined the relationships between the perceived levels of trust that pastors have in a religious organization in the Midwestern region of the United States and for their current male regional bishops as the organizational leaders. Additionally, this research examined the difference between organizational trust and interpersonal trust based on gender. This study used the Organizational Trust Inventory (OTI) developed by Nyhan and Marlowe (1997) and qualitative interviews to measure trust. Results from the sample of 25 pastors revealed that there was a high level of organizational trust and interpersonal trust. When factoring in gender, the triangulation of data implied that the gender does not have a significant effect on the perceived level of organizational trust or interpersonal trust.</p> Indiana Wesleyan University 2016-08-27 00:00:00.0 thesis http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10129763 EN
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spellingShingle	Business administration\|Clergy Phelps-Jones, Tara L. An examination of organizational trust, interpersonal trust, and gender in a religious organization in the midwestern region of the United States
description	<p> Organizational trust is an important element of an organization’s success, as it is a central component of effective work relationships. This mixed-methods study examined the relationships between the perceived levels of trust that pastors have in a religious organization in the Midwestern region of the United States and for their current male regional bishops as the organizational leaders. Additionally, this research examined the difference between organizational trust and interpersonal trust based on gender. This study used the Organizational Trust Inventory (OTI) developed by Nyhan and Marlowe (1997) and qualitative interviews to measure trust. Results from the sample of 25 pastors revealed that there was a high level of organizational trust and interpersonal trust. When factoring in gender, the triangulation of data implied that the gender does not have a significant effect on the perceived level of organizational trust or interpersonal trust.</p>
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An examination of organizational trust, interpersonal trust, and gender in a religious organization in the midwestern region of the United States

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