investigate trust in bloggers, in a framework involving characteristics of bloggers and blogs and blog reading outcomes. Design …/methodology/approach – Blog‐reader perceptions of bloggers and blogs are derived and tested on a sample of blog readers for their effects on trust … formation. Tests of mediation examine the role of perceived personal outcomes of blog reading in trust‐formation processes …

these reports by the general public and lack of trust in information, the majority of users view annual reports as the most …

This high-stakes experiment investigates the effect on buyers of mandatory disclosures concerning an insurance policy …'s value for money (the claims ratio) and the seller's commission. These information disclosures have virtually no effect … trusting plays an important role. Trust is clearly associated with greater willingness to pay for insurance. Unlike in previous …