WHAT IS TRUST? COMPARING EUROPEAN AND TURKISH STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS

This study aims to enhance the understanding of trust which seems to be a confusing subject. Although trust seems to be a more related topic with psychology or sociology literature, it has also turned to be a growing subject in organizational research. In this research, the notion of trust that is a...

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Published inÖneri Vol. 9; no. 34; p. 203
Main Author ESER, Gül
Format Journal Article
LanguageTurkish
Published Istanbul Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences 01.01.2010
Subjects
Focus groups
Foreign students
Organizational research
Psychology
Students
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Summary:This study aims to enhance the understanding of trust which seems to be a confusing subject. Although trust seems to be a more related topic with psychology or sociology literature, it has also turned to be a growing subject in organizational research. In this research, the notion of trust that is always mentioned as an “intangible”, “confusing”, and “hard to define” is explored. Within this endeavor, two focus groups which have aimed to reveal students’ perception about trust and its importance is presented. One of these focus groups is conducted with Turkish students and the other one is conducted with European students. Both of the groups consist of Erasmus students who have come to Denmark as exchange students to study for a term.
ISSN:1300-0845
2147-5377
DOI:10.14783/od.v9i34.1012000242