Trust has often been analyzed as a single variable within a social system. Nevertheless, many variables can interact to create, maintain, or erode trust. Using system dynamics, trust is conceptualized here as a system that may change over time. This paper aims at considering how to achieve the...

Relationships between organizational socialization (OS) tactics and fit perceptions were analyzed, by distinguishing between context, content, and social tactics (Jones, 1986) on the one hand, and person-organization (P-O), person-job (P-J), and person-group (P-G) fit perceptions on the other...

Sociomaterial research overcomes the dichotomy between social and material worlds by concentrating on organizational practices. These practices are constituted by, but also produce, material and social dynamics. This research is currently having an important impact in management studies and...