Trust: Reason, Routine, Reflexivity

Möllering, Guido

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Trust: Reason, Routine, Reflexivity

Möllering, G. (2006). Trust: Reason, Routine, Reflexivity. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

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Möllering, Guido¹, Author

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1Soziologie des Marktes, MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society, ou_1214556

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Abstract: What makes trust such a powerful concept? In this book, Guido Möllering reviews a broad range of trust research and extracts three main perspectives adopted in the literature for understanding trust. Accordingly, trust is presented as a matter of reason, routine or reflexivity. Möllering argues that these perspectives imply, but cannot explain, 'suspension' - the leap of faith that is typical of trust. He therefore proposes a new orientation in trust research that places this essential element at the heart of the concept of trust. Beyond a purely theoretical line of argument, the author discusses implications for empirical studies and presents original case material. He shows how trust research can contribute to broader research agendas concerning the constitution of positive expectations in the face of prevalent uncertainty and change at various levels in our economies and societies. The book is essential reading for anyone who wants to gain a thorough understanding of trust. It can serve as a general introduction for advanced students and scholars in the social sciences, especially in economics, sociology, psychology and management. For more experienced researchers, it is a challenging and provocative critique of the field and a new approach to understanding trust.

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Language(s): eng - English

Dates: Date issued: 2006

Publication Status: Issued

Pages: VIII, 230

Publishing info: Amsterdam : Elsevier

Table of Contents: Preface
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1 Allured by Trust?
1.1 Topicality of Trust: Blessing or Burden?
1.2 Key Concepts and Challenges
1.3 Overview of the Book
2 Trust and Reason
2.1 The Rationalist Paradigm
2.2 Trust in Rational Choice Perspectives
2.3 Trust in Economic Theories
2.4 The Rationality of Emotions
2.5 Indicators of Trustworthiness
3 Trust and Routine
3.1 Taken-for-Grantedness
3.2 Trust as a Form of Natural Attitude
3.3 Trust as a Form of Institutional Isomorphism
3.4 Rules, Roles and Routines
3.5 Trust in Institutions
4 Trust and Reflexivity
4.1 Adopting a Process View
4.2 The Functionality of 'Blind' Trust
4.3 Experience and the 'Principle of Gradualness'
4.4 Familiarity, Unfamiliarity, Familiarization
4.5 Active Trust and Reflexive Structuration
5 The Leap of Faith
5.1 The Missing Element: Suspension
5.2 As if: Trust as Fiction
5.3 Bracketing: Just Do It
5.4 The Will to Believe
5.5 Evidence of Suspension
6 Studying Trust
6.1 Overview of Empirical Approaches
6.2 Quantitative Studies: Measuring Trust
6.3 Qualitative Studies: Understanding Trust
6.4 Comparative Studies: Context and History
6.5 Calling for Interpretative Studies
7 Experiencing Trust
7.1 An Exploratory Study of Buyer-Supplier Relations
7.2 Case I: Uni Press, Brass Plate Paper and Scott Mills
7.3 Case II: Bluechip Print and Merch Papers
7.4 Case III: Retail Group Print Unit and Repute Papers
7.5 Interpreting Trust Relationships: Lessons from the Cases
8 Positive Expectations
8.1 Core Insights and Contributions
8.2 Reconnecting to Bigger Research Agendas
8.3 Avenues for Further Trust Research
Bibliography
Index

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Identifiers: eDoc: 291704
ISBN: 978-0-08-044855-8
ISBN: 0-08-044855-0

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