Invited by Prof. Kerstin Neumann and supported by BritInn, in March 2023 Prof. Reinhard Bachmann visited Innsbruck University’s research group of Corporate Sustainability at the Faculty of Business. Reinhard Bachmann is Professor of International Management and Director of the Center for Trust Research at SOAS of the University of London, UK. His research focuses on issues of strategic management, organizational analysis and comparative management. Being an internationally renowned expert in trust research, specifically, the role of social mechanisms (trust, power, etc.) and societal influences (institutional arrangements, cultural traditions) on the structure and strategic organization of business relationships are emphasized in his work. Reinhard Bachmann has published in leading journals such as Organization Studies, Cambridge Journal of Economics, British Journal of Sociology, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Journal of Trust Research, and co-edited various Handbooks and Special Issues of leading journals.
At March 29, he gave a brown bag research seminar on the topic “Trust and Institutions”, which was well-attended by faculty and PhD students. In his talk, he analysed trust as a means to coordinate interorganizational relationships. It was argued that, depending on institutional environments, trustbased relationships play out in distinct patterns in different business systems. He further showed that institutions have a crucial influence on the form, amount and intensity of trust building processes in inter-organizational relationships and, hence, shape the quality of relationships between organizations. The arguments and supporting empirical examples were drawn on and at the same time informed Systems Theory, Structuration Theory, New Institutionalism, and Political Economy literature.
Beside his interesting talk, Reinhard Bachmann’s visit allowed PhD students to discuss with him their research projects and gain important insights for developing them further. Moreover, his visit opened the possibility to discuss further future research collaboration with University of London.
At March 29, he gave a brown bag research seminar on the topic “Trust and Institutions”, which was well-attended by faculty and PhD students. In his talk, he analysed trust as a means to coordinate interorganizational relationships. It was argued that, depending on institutional environments, trustbased relationships play out in distinct patterns in different business systems. He further showed that institutions have a crucial influence on the form, amount and intensity of trust building processes in inter-organizational relationships and, hence, shape the quality of relationships between organizations. The arguments and supporting empirical examples were drawn on and at the same time informed Systems Theory, Structuration Theory, New Institutionalism, and Political Economy literature.
Beside his interesting talk, Reinhard Bachmann’s visit allowed PhD students to discuss with him their research projects and gain important insights for developing them further. Moreover, his visit opened the possibility to discuss further future research collaboration with University of London.
