Particularistic Trust and General Trust: A Network Analysis in Chinese Organizations
研究中国组织中友谊网络和咨询网络的结构位置与两种信任（对特定个人的特殊信任和对同事及组织的普遍信任）的关系，发现网络中心性和中介位置通过特殊信任影响普遍信任。
In this paper, I examine the structural positions in two different types of networks and their relationship to trust. I propose two types of trust: particularistic which is trust in specific other individuals and general trust in colleagues and the organization as a whole. The findings suggest that both centrality in the friendship network and the go-between position in advice networks are related to particularistic trust towards the other individuals in the networks. Particularistic trust, in turn, is associated with the two kinds of general trust. I introduce the Chinese concept of pao to explain the Chinese dynamic of trust formation in interpersonal networks.