This paper explores the relationship between group membership and trust. Specifically, we examine (1) the importance of trust in the decision to join groups, (2) the subsequent ability of groups to generate trust, and (3) the influence of group membership and trust on a measure of well-being, per capita household income. We use longitudinal data from KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, allowi...

Several models have been proposed in the past for representing both reliability and reputation. However, we remark that a crucial point in the practical use of these two measures is represented by the possibility of suitably combining them to support the agent’s decision. In the past, we proposed a reliability-reputation model, called RRAF, that allows the user to choose how much importance to ...

This study notes the differences between trust and distrust perceptions by the elderly as compared with younger populations. Given the importance of trust and distrust in compliance, changing behaviors, and forming partnerships for both health and disease management, it is necessary to be able to measure patient-doctor trust and distrust (PDTD). Following recent conceptualizations on trust and ...

This paper deals with the sign up issue in social networks populated with Web services. These social networks can be used for example, to ease the discovery of Web services. Based on Web services’ functionalities three social networks are built: competition, substitution, and collaboration. In competition and substitution social networks, Web services offer homogeneous functionalities. In the c...

We have taken on the challenge of using process technology to help create Government Online Dispute Resolution (GODR) systems. The creation of even straightforward digital government applications has lagged parallel developments in e-commerce, due in part to the stringent requirements we place on digital government and to the requirements for collaboration among all stakeholders our system of g...

faculties’ empowerment is one of the effective tools for increasing productivity and optimum use of their individual and group abilities and capacities to reach organizational goals. organizational culture is the main component of decision making in universities and one of the requirements of psychological empowerment (i.e. meaning, competence, self-determination, trust, impact). given the impo...

This article describes a project that builds on authors previously body of knowledge on Trust and uses it to leverage higher levels of engagement in eLearning contexts. The presented research aims to investigate on unobtrusively strategies to evaluate a toolset of Trust indicators that monitor trust levels thus facilitating the deployment of trust level regulation interventions. So far results ...

This paper reflects on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) at Construction Youth Trust (the Trust) with London South Bank University (LSBU) that aims to provide the Trust with a comprehensive and internal process that will result in Social Return on Investment (SROI) being embedded within the organisation. The aims of this paper are twofold, firstly to examine the development and growth of K...

The present study examined the role of trust in marital satisfaction in a sample of 50 couples including 25 single & 25 dualcareer couples. Moreover, gender differences were also studied. Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale [1], and Trust Scale [2] were used to measure the constructs. The age of the sample ranged from 18 to 55 years .Multiple regression analysis demonstrated trust as significant ...

This paper outlines an integrated approach to trust and relevance with respect to arguments: in particular, it is suggested that trust in relevance has a central role in argumentation. We first distinguish two types of argumentative relevance: internal relevance, i.e. the extent to which a premise has a bearing on its purported conclusion, and external relevance, i.e. a measure of how much a wh...