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Initial Credibility

Initial Credibility is a measure of a source's perceived trustworthiness and expertise upon first encounter, before any direct interaction or evaluation of content, distinguishing it from derived or earned credibility that emerges over time.

39

Publications

3.4K

Citations

99

Authors

77

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

Parents

Publications

39

The development of initial trust in an online company by new customers

Marios Koufaris, William Hampton-Sosa · Information & Management · 2003 · 1.1K citations

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How Message Evaluation and Source Attributes May Influence Credibility Assessment and Belief Change

Michael D. Slater, Donna Rouner · Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly · 1996 · 330 citations

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The impacts of network relationships on SMEs' internationalization process

Mohamed Zain, Siew Imm Ng · Thunderbird International Business Review · 2006 · 315 citations

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Credibility of online reviews and initial trust

Sony Kusumasondjaja, Tekle Shanka, Christopher Marchegiani · Journal Of Vacation Marketing · 2012 · 207 citations

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Corporate Brand Management Imperatives: Custodianship, Credibility, and Calibration

John M.T. Balmer · California Management Review · 2012 · 120 citations · Full text

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Authors

99

  1. CJ
    Charles J. Kacmar

    Florida State University, United States

    2 publications · 201 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. NC
    Nicos Christodoulakis

    Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

    2 publications · 39 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. JC
    James C. McCroskey

    West Virginia University, United States

    2 publications · 59 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. DN
    Daniel Navia

    Bank of Spain, Spain

    1 publications · 19 citations

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    h-index

  5. SV
    Simine Vazire

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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    h-index

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Institutions

77

  1. University of Alabama

    Tuscaloosa, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    201 citations

  2. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    201 citations

  3. Athens University of Economics and Business

    Athens, Greece

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  4. Australian Psychological Society

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  5. Soochow University

    Taipei, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  6. National Taiwan University

    Taipei, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  7. Southampton Solent University

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

  8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Durban, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

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Venues

  1. Information & Management

    2 publications · 1.2K citations

    2

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  2. IEEE Software

    2 publications · 94 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 2 publications · 35 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Evaluation and Program Planning

    1 publications · 53 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. European Review of Economic History

    1 publications · 18 citations

    1

    h-index

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