A Study of the Information Sharing and Trust in Organization

Abstract

While some researchers mention that trust enhances information and knowledge sharing, others have the opposite idea, i.e., that information and knowledge sharing enhances trust. Based on information sharing theory, this study discusses what kind of information should be shared for trust formation and how organization should share the information. According to the discussion, it is encouraged that managers give information about open mindness to employees in order to avoid organizational inertia.