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Magnus Nilsson . Photo

Magnus Nilsson

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Magnus Nilsson . Photo

Proximity and the trust formation process

Author

  • Magnus Nilsson

Summary, in English

Trust is a key mechanism for explaining the ease and frequency of knowledge spillovers within regions. While the importance of trust is virtually uncontested, there have been few attempts to rigorously disentangle the way in which trust formation is related to space and proximity. The aim of this paper is to advance the understanding of trust formation in terms of its main antecedents within the context of regional studies. This is done by reviewing the rich literature on trust formation from psychology, sociology, and organization studies and connecting it conceptually to different types of proximity. In doing so, the paper maps out a number of avenues for future research on trust and geography.

Department/s

  • Department of Business Administration
  • CIRCLE

Publishing year

2019

Language

English

Pages

841-861

Publication/Series

European Planning Studies

Volume

27

Issue

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Economic Geography

Keywords

  • knowledge transfer
  • localized learning
  • proximity
  • Trust
  • trust formation

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0965-4313