Handbook of Research Methods on Trust (Research Handbooks in Business and Management series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857938231 ISBN 13: 9780857938237

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The Handbook of Research Methods on Trust provides an authoritative in-depth consideration of quantitative and qualitative methods for empirical study of trust in the social sciences.

As this topic has matured, a growing number of practical approaches and techniques has been utilized across the broad, multidisciplinary community of trust research, providing both insights and challenges. This unique Handbook draws together a wealth of research methods knowledge gained by trust researchers into one essential volume. The contributors examine different methodological issues and particular methods, as well as share their experiences of what works, what does not work, challenges and innovations.

Identifying innovative methods for researching trust, this important Handbook will prove invaluable for students and academics in the social sciences that are interested in trust, particularly postgraduates planning empirical research on trust, undergraduates researching issues of trust, faculty teaching research-based courses on trust and related topics, and experienced trust researchers looking for reflection, discussion and inspiration.

Contributors: N. Alex, M.J. Ashleigh, R. Bachmann, D. Barrera, K.M. Bijlsma-Frankema, M.C. Bligh, B.F. Blumberg, G. Breeman, C. Brinsfield, C. Burns, V. Buskens, J.S. Carroll, S.M. Conchie, D.L. Ferrin, N. Gillespie, C. Goodall, J.C. Kohles, R.M. Kramer, T.M. Kuhlmann, R.J. Lewicki, F. Lyon, E. Meyer, G. Mollering, M. Muethel, R. Munscher, B. Nooteboom, J.M. Peiro, A. Pentland, R.L. Priem, W. Raub, R.A. Roe, D.M. Rousseau, M.N.K. Saunders, R.H. Searle, M. Tillmar, E.M. Uslaner, B. Waber, A.A. Weibel, F. Welter, M. Williams

About this title

About the Author

Edited by Fergus Lyon, Professor of Enterprise and Organisation, Middlesex University Business School, UK, Guido Mollering, Associate Professor of Organization and Management, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany and Mark N.K. Saunders, Professor of Business Research Methods, Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, UK

Review

This is the right book at the right time. Central to the advancement of research on trust is the need to address a host of methodological, empirical, and analytical challenges. This Handbook provides a vital resource for doing so and holds the promise of infusing the literature with novel and enhanced approaches for studying and understanding trust. Researchers new to the field as well as established experts will find a wealth of insights contained herein. --Bill McEvily, University of Toronto, Canada

A tour-de-force of trust research methodologies, from surveys methods to critical incidents to hermeneutics. . . will prove invaluable to trust researchers of every stripe. --Aks Zaheer, University of Minnesota

This book fills an important gap. The burgeoning field of trust research has employed a wide variety of definitions and methods, but until the appearance of this Handbook there was no comprehensive overview of them. Its contributions, many written by leading international experts, cover conceptual issues as well as qualitative and quantitative methods. The editors are all working at the frontiers of trust research and in this Handbook they have compiled an indispensable source of reference for years to come. --John Child, University of Birmingham, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857938231
• ISBN 13: 9780857938237
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Lyon Fergus, Möllering Guido, Saunders Mark N.K.