Social Science for Public Good

We continue our exploration of trust theory in this episode with a conversation about the different types of trust and how they might interact with one another to form a trust ecology. Our guest scholar is Dr. Marc Stern, Professor in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental

Dr. Stern's research focuses on human behavior within the contexts of environmental conflicts, natural resources planning and management, and environmental education and communication. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reports, and has won multiple research and teaching awards. His most recent book, Social Science Theory for Environmental Sustainability: A Practical Guide, published by Oxford University Press, translates social science theory and knowledge for everyday use by people interested in working on environmental problems. He teaches undergraduate courses in Environmental Education and Interpretation and graduate courses in Social Science Research Methods and Sustainability.

Working with several colleagues, he has developed a typology of trust in the context of natural resource management and has suggested a trust ecology framework for how these types interact and buffer one another.

Professor Stern's portfolio of work on trust and collaborative governance is large and varied, but these publications provide a useful introduction to his scholarship addressing the topic:

Stern, M. J., & Coleman, K. J. (2015). The multidimensionality of trust: Applications in collaborative natural resource management. Society & Natural Resources, 28(2), 117-132.

Stern, M. J., & Baird, T. D. (2015). Trust ecology and the resilience of natural resource management institutions. Ecology and Society, 20(2).
 

The Social Science for Public Good Podcast is a project of the Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance and VT Publishing intended to make social science theories accessible and available to individuals and organizations seeking to promote social change.

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We continue our exploration of trust theory in this episode with a conversation about how trust and trustworthiness are connected, but distinct. Our guest scholar is Dr. Roger Mayer, Professor of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at North Carolina State University.

Dr. Mayer’s research is focused on trust, as well as employee decision-making, attitudes, and effectiveness. A leading scholar on trust in organizations, his research has been published in many premiere scholarly journals. It has been cited tens of thousands of times in the published literature across a wide variety of fields.

He authored a theory of trust often referred to as the ABI theory with David Schoorman and James Davis which was published in Academy of Management Review (AMR) to wide acclaim. His recent research with colleagues finds that this theory helps clarify our understanding of such crucial current societal issues as how much a person trusts the federal government, and how to build police-public trust.

Professor Mayer's work on trust is large, but these publications provide a useful introduction to his scholarship addressing the topic:

Mayer, R. C., Davis, J. H., & Schoorman, F. D. (1995). An integrative model of organizational trust. Academy of management review, 20(3), 709-734.

Mayer, R. C., & Gavin, M. B. (2005). Trust in management and performance: Who minds the shop while the employees watch the boss?. Academy of management journal, 48(5), 874-888.
 

The Social Science for Public Good Podcast is a project of the Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance and VT Publishing intended to make social science theories accessible and available to individuals and organizations seeking to promote social change.

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We begin our exploration of trust theory in this episode with a conversation about how that construct might be defined and operationalized. Our guest scholar is Dr. Guido Möllering, the Director of the Reinhard Mohn Institute of Management at Witten/Herdecke University, Germany, where he holds the Reinhard Mohn Endowed Chair of Management. 

Professor Möllering earned his Ph.D. in Management Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK, and his habilitation (postdoctoral degree, venia legendi) in Business Administration at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. His principal research interests include inter-organizational relationships, organizational fields, and trust. He has published several books, including Trust: Reason, Routine, Reflexivity (2006), and articles in leading journals, including Organization Science and the Journal of International Business Studies. He now serves as a Senior Editor of Organization Studies and previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Trust Research. 

Professor Möllering's work on trust is large, but these publications provide a useful introduction to his scholarship addressing the topic:

Mollering, G. (2006). Trust: Reason, routine, reflexivity. Emerald Group Publishing.

Möllering, G. (2005). The trust/control duality: An integrative perspective on positive expectations of others. International Sociology, 20(3), 283-305.

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