Trust and Distrust: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

While the study of trust is an enduring area of research, a nascent but growing body of work has focused on organizational distrust. This symposium is aimed at advancing research by encouraging discussion on the relationship between trust and distrust in organizations. The symposium is composed of four studies of organizational distrust (one theoretical and three empirical) that examine key conceptual and empirical challenges across a range of contexts, levels of analysis, and research methods. Discussant Roy Lewicki will integrate the papers, comment on the state of the research on organizational distrust, and propose directions for future research.