Dr. Martina Kauffeld-Monz
Vita
Dr. Martina Kauffeld-Monz studied between 1991 and 1999 Economics at the University of Kassel. She has experiences from research projects in the area of innovation economics and regional economics at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin, Department of Innovation, Manufacturing, Service; 1999-2008). She also worked on research projects with focus on regional innovation networks at the University of Kassel (2007). In 2010 Martina Kauffeld-Monz received her doctorate from the University of Jena (core areas of doctoral thesis: information and knowledge exchange in regional innovation networks and trust building processes). Since 2008 she works for IfS Berlin (Institute for Urban Research and Structural Policy) on evaluation studies and consulting addressed to regional development and structural funds of the European Union.
Abstract
Trust based relations are discussed as essential (pre)condition with respect to information and knowledge exchange in innovation networks. Thus, the question about sources of trust building appears on the agenda. In this study different sources of trust building are introduced and exemplified. An empirical analysis - based on 23 German regional innovation networks - shows that “institutionalized trust” is found to be one of the most important sources of trust. Because referring to certain network qualities (bridging and bonding social capital) “institutionalized trust” is discussed in the context of network management.
