Just Contracting Parties, or Partners as Well?

Abstract

Government and contractor acquisition personnel are frequently directed by their superiors to trust one another and others with whom they have contracts. Unfortunately, relatively little thought may have been given to what trust consists of or what an act of trust must entail. This paper considers what is involved when one chooses to trust another person, under what circumstances trust may or may not be appropriate, and the consequences of trusting or not trusting. The paper concludes with brief suggestions concerning the ways in which trust might be incorporated into the source selection process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA487541

Entities

People

  • Thomas I. Siemsen

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Defense Systems
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Military Acquisition
  • Negotiations
  • Students
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thinking

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.