Where has all the trust gone? - CIPD
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Contents
stewardship, leadership
and governance
future-fit organisations
Acknowledgements
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Foreword and preface
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Executive summary ? key highlights
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1 What's known about trust?
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The challenge of trust in today's society
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What is tbruusitldainbogut and why does it matter?
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HR capability
Why trust and not engagement?
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Building or repairing trust
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The role of leaders
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The contribution of HRM practices and processes
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The role of the HR function
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Data collection
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Quantitative data
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Qualitative case studies
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2 New insights into organisational trust
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Types of trust relationship
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3 HRM and the repair of trust
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Journeys through the valley of distrust
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HRM actions that maintain or repair trust
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Appendices
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Appendix 1: The case studies
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Appendix 2: CIPD Employee Outlook survey results
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Appendix 3: Additional information about data collection and analysis
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Appendix 4: Learning from other reconciliation activities
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References
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`Trust is important in the good times but also in the bad because life goes in peaks and troughs and there's going to be a point when you're going to require that trust and if you've lost it before, how do you go about demonstrating that actually you are not going to repeat history?' John Lewis
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Acknowledgements stewardship,
future-fit
This report was written by ProfessloeraVdeerorsnhicipa Hope-Hailey, Dr Ros Searleoargndanisations Dr Graham Dietz, with helpanfrdomgoDvreSruneaAnbcbeotson, Vanessa Robinson, Claire
McCartney and Ben Wright.
The research team were:
Director ? Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey, Cass Business School
Dr Sue Abbotson, Cass Business School
Catrin Ballinger, CIPD
Dr Graham Dietz, University of Durham
Professor John Hbaiuleiyld, Cinagss Business School
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Nicola JacksHoRn,cCaapsasbBiulistiyness School
Claire McCartney, CIPD
Dr Maria Nikolou, Cass Business School
Vanessa Robinson, CIPD
Dr Ros Searle, Open University
Ben Wright, City University
Millie Kilic, University of Durham
We would very much like to acknowledge Dr Sue Abbotson's creative input into the project, particularly in the early stages of the develpment of the `trust typology'.
Organisational acknowledgements
We would like to thank the 14 organisations who gave us access to their people and to those people for taking the time to speak so openly about this important but personal issue:
GKN Norton Rose Ernst & Young Cable & Wireless The John Lewis Partnership Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs The Day Lewis Pharmacy Group BANKGROUP Bank, UK The Royal Mail Norfolk County Council Hampshire County Council Sunderland City Council Orvis Retailers
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Foreword and preface stewardship,
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leadership
organisations
and governance
In times of uncertainty, trust becomes more important. The Edelman Trust Barometer in January 2012 reported
some depressing results: the global financial crisis and the demise of high-profile banks, and the government
rescue plans that followed, have profoundly destabilised public confidence, resulting in a breakdown in trust
in government and business.
The UK public's cynicism has been stoked by the MPs' expenses scandal, high-profile organisational failures
(such as the BP disaster in the US), the unveiling of News International's phone-hacking practices, the 2011
summer riots and the ongoing eurozone crisis. Cuts to national and local public services have been reported
alongside a decision
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Does it really matter for society whether trust is up or down like the weather? The answer is yes, trust does matter. We rely on certain levels of trust to function and prosper. Trust is critical for building the foundations of social order; it is the basis for civil society. What of the workplace ? what's happening there? Is trusting your colleagues essential, or simply a `nice to have'? These are relevant questions for HR practitioners.
In the workplace, one distinct advantage of trust is its link to innovation. Some economic commentators argue that for UK plc to return to growth and restore job opportunities, innovative approaches will be key. No one is going to take a risk unless they know that they will be backed and trusted by their immediate and senior managers. For small- to medium-sized enterprises, innovation will fuel growth, and that has to be good for our economy. In the public sector, managers will have to rethink the way they deliver services ? we need people to spend time reinventing forms of delivery, not simply hacking away at the size or volume of existing practices.
Another distinct benefit is that `high trust' workplaces find it much easier to embrace organisational change ? they can adapt faster and will achieve better levels of employee engagement at all levels. At times of high uncertainty, having a boss or CEO that they really trust can encourage employees to take the plunge and try something different. Furthermore, we know that trust encourages successful co-operation and teamwork, less labour turnover, promotes and facilitates partnerships and joint ventures and decreases operating and transaction costs (managers can spend less time monitoring staff). It also has important benefits for promoting employee well-being and motivation.
So, understanding how to maintain and not lose trust in the first place becomes a key management contributor to better business performance. There is an old Dutch saying: `Trust comes on foot, but leaves on horseback.' It's far better to keep the trust of your workforce than risk throwing it away. However, if a breach of trust does occur, how can organisations mend and repair these trust levels. How can you restore the faith of a workforce after downsizing and restructuring? These questions should be the heartland of HR practice and so we at the CIPD felt it right to commission a team to conduct research into trust repair.
We were surprised and delighted by the number of organisations who volunteered to take part in the project. Sadly we had to turn some away because the logistics were not possible, but we collaborated with 14 leading-edge employers such as the John Lewis Partnership, major government departments such as BIS and HMRC and smaller but rising stars such as the Day Lewis Pharmacy Group. We also draw on results from the CIPD Employee Outlook survey.
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