A Research Agenda for Trust

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Elgar Research Agendas

Edited by Roger C. Mayer, Professor of Leadership, Department of Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, Poole College of Management, North Carolina State University, US and Barbara M. Mayer, Development Consultant, US

This innovative Research Agenda brings together established scholars from a diverse range of disciplines including artificial intelligence, psychology, medicine and law enforcement to outline and assess current trust research, emphasizing how trust is a critical issue in the 21st century affecting countless areas of the modern world.

‘This groundbreaking book provides a much-needed map of interdisciplinary trust research. Use it to explore how trust is formed, maintained, and sometimes broken, in a variety of contexts – from purely social relationships to the complex interplay of people with emerging technologies like AI and increasingly autonomous robots.’
– John Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US

‘This volume brings together a broad range of social science scholarship loosely centered around the influential Mayer, Davis and Schoorman (1995) model of trust. This new collection is particularly valuable for including discussions of cutting-edge topics, including artificial intelligence, computer sciences, autonomous technologies and the neuroscience underpinnings of trust. As trust in political, social, legal, administrative, and scientific authorities (or the lack of it) becomes a more pressing concern in the 21 st century both scholars and policy makers will find this volume informative and valuable.’
– Tom Tyler, Yale Law School, US

‘Trust is a problem, or a solution, for many issues facing society today. This book shares insights from leading researchers regarding the role of trust in contexts ranging from technology to public institutions to business. The book is a key resource on the subject!’
– Kurt Dirks, Washington University in St. Louis, US