Leadership and the Culture of Trust

GILBERT W. FAIRHOLM is Associate Professor of Public Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of Values Leadership (Praeger, 1991) and Organizational Power Politics (Praeger, 1993), a Choice Outstanding Academic Book.

• Preface Acknowledgments Introduction A Harmonious Culture, the Foundation of Leadership Where Have All the Unified Cultures Gone? Cultural Leadership The Idea of Culture Defining Culture Leadership, A Cultural Change Technology Shaping Organizational Culture Shaping Culture Components of Culture The Leadership of Trust Leadership and Trust Definition and Importance of Trust The Process of Developing Trust Constraints on Trust Behavior Culture Leadership Shared Governance Shared Visioning Operational Aspects of a Trust-Culture Leadership and Multiculturalism Leading for Cultural Unity, Not Diversity Integrating Quality Barriers to Shaping Trust Cultures Bibliography Index