As the alliance and cooperation between organizations increasing, inter-organizational trust has being drawn great attention of a great number of researchers.

随着组织联盟与合作的增多，组织间信任问题日益得到研究者关注。

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My recent research on inter-organizational trust showed a marked absence of ethics literature referenced in marketing, strategic business and economics literature which is ironic since benevolence is a core component of trust!

FORBES: Why Trust is the New Core of Leadership

Specifically, flexible contracts, transaction-specific investments, bilateral communication, joint goal setting and problem solving have all been shown to be important tools in building inter-organizational (including inter-departmental) trust.

FORBES: Why Trust is the New Core of Leadership

This points to the need for trust building to go beyond inter-personal trust and for leaders to understand the formal and informal organizational governance structures that build and buttress trust within and between organizations.

FORBES: Why Trust is the New Core of Leadership