The application of "swift trust" to humanitarian logistics

Peter Tatham and Gyöngyi Kovács

International Journal of Production Economics, 2010, vol. 126, issue 1, 35-45

Abstract: Trust is essential to supply chain teams as it has a positive impact on team performance. Long-term relationships in supply chains have also emphasised trust as their key element. Yet traditional models of trust have a limited application in hastily formed networks that are formed on the spot without a long-term component. An example of such hastily formed networks is the humanitarian aid supply network, which consists of a number of individual logisticians from a variety of organisations, coming together to bring relief to a disaster-stricken area. The aim of this paper is, thus, to further the understanding of swift trust in hastily formed networks as a means of improving relief operations in rapid onset disasters. A model of swift trust is presented, and each of its conditions discussed to unearth potential facilitators of swift trust.

Keywords: Humanitarian; logistics; Humanitarian; supply; chain; Swift; trust; Disaster; management; Hastily; formed; network; Temporary; network (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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