Effect of Tenure on Trust of Employees

Abstract

Trust is a vague and intangible notion, but its value in today’s economy is decidedly real and concrete. The concept of trust has got significant importance and has emerged as a prominent area of research in modern business because of its linkage to individual outcomes such as higher job satisfaction, productivity and higher commitment. The factors have been studied in terms of their impact on improving the trust in an organization. Employee tenure is one such factor and refers to the length of time that an individual has worked for the organization. Different studies have identified varying relationship between Trust and Tenue. To further on this line of inquiry, this paper has analyzed this relationship on a sample of 193 employees with age ranging from 22-54 in a private manufacturing company. The analysis found an inverted-U relationship between Trust and Tenure. In the sample considered in this research, Trust initially showed an increase with experience but then declined afterwards.