• Envisioning trust: Metaphors and situations 

      Johansen, Svein Tvedt; Espedal, Bjarne; Grønhaug, Kjell; Selart, Marcus (Conference object, 2013)
      In this article we argue that the experience and effects of trust are influenced by how people construe trust in specific situations – people are not merely passive receptacles of information but bring their own understanding ...
    • Towards a motivational cognitive model of trust 

      Selart, Marcus; Grønhaug, Kjell; Johansen, Svein Tvedt (Conference object, 2007)
      The article looks at the effects of risk on the formation of initial trust. It argues that risk influences the content of trust or the importance a trustor places on benevolence versus ability. A difference in emphasis on ...
    • Trust as a decision problem or performance 

      Johansen, Svein Tvedt; Selart, Marcus; Grønhaug, Kjell (Journal article, 2009)
      Established theories on trust-development explain trust as a product of information, portraying individuals as passive receptacles of trust-related information. These theories however tend to ignore the goals of the trustor. ...