AN EXAMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST ANTECEDENTS

The objective of this research is to empirically assess antecedents of organizational trust. To accomplish this objective, 83 managerial emp loyees were surveyed in a branch of a federal governmental agency loca ted in a large metropolitan city in the Southwestern United States. Mu ltiple regression analysis showed that age, marital status, and work g roup cohesion were positively associated with organizational trust. Or ganizational trust did not differ by either race or gender. Results ar e discussed in light of competitive challenges facing human resource m anagers.