Trust : reason, routine, reflexivity / Guido Möllering.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.

Cover -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Figures -- Allured by Trust? -- Topicality of Trust: Blessing or Burden? -- Key Concepts and Challenges -- Overview of the Book -- Trust and Reason -- The Rationalist Paradigm -- Trust in Rational Choice Perspectives -- Trust in Economic Theories -- The Rationality of Emotions -- Indicators of Trustworthiness -- Trust and Routine -- Taken-for-Grantedness -- Trust as a Form of Natural Attitude -- Trust as a Form of Institutional Isomorphism -- Rules, Roles and Routines -- Trust in Institutions -- Trust and Reflexivity -- Adopting a Process View -- The Functionality of'Blind'Trust -- Experience and the 'Principle of Gradualness' -- Familiarity, Unfamiliarity, Familiarization -- Active Trust and Reflexive Structuration -- The Leap of Faith -- The Missing Element: Suspension -- As if: Trust as Fiction -- Bracketing: Just Do It -- The Will to Believe -- Evidence of Suspension -- Studying Trust -- Overview of Empirical Approaches -- Quantitative Studies: Measuring Trust -- Qualitative Studies: Understanding Trust -- Comparative Studies: Context and History -- Calling for Interpretative Studies -- Experiencing Trust -- An Exploratory Study of Buyer-Supplier Relations -- Case I: Uni Press, Brass Plate Paper and Scott Mills -- Case II: Bluechip Print and Merch Papers -- Case III: Retail Group Print Unit and Repute Papers -- Interpreting Trust Relationships: Lessons from the Cases -- Positive Expectations -- Core Insights and Contributions -- Reconnecting to Bigger Research Agendas -- Avenues for Further Trust Research -- Bibliography -- Index -- Last Page.

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Essential reading for anyone who wants to gain a thorough understanding of trust.

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