GENERATING MUTUAL TRUST IN THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AND IN SUBCONTRACTING

The principle of authority does not suffice to eliminate uncertainty i n the execution of contracts. To reduce the margin of uncertainty, the parties to a contract appeal to the need for mutual trust. After anal yzing how various scholars have dealt with this notion of mutual trust , the author uses actual observations to point out the ''signals'', wh ether visible or not, in which a trustful relationship can be grounded . These signals may have to do with personal relationships or with pro fessional norms of cooperation.