Rice University study: How firefighters and others take leaps of faith

(Rice University) A study of firefighters in the United States breaks new ground in understanding how groups of workers -- especially those in high-risk occupations -- are able to take leaps of faith. The study conveys what goes into a person's ability to make critical trust-related judgments. It also has relevance and managerial implications in an era of declining trust in both people and institutions, the study's authors said.

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news