On October 23th, XXIII Dean Pashkus Readings were held at GSOM SPbU. Guest speaker professor, chief researcher of the Laboratory of institutional analysis, Lomonosov Moscow State University Vitaly L. Tambovtsev delivered the lecture “Concept of Trust in Management Research”.

 

Vitaly L. Tambovtsev during the lecture

 

The lecture was devoted to the critical analysis of the current foundations and definitions in the concept of trust. Professor Tambovtsev presented the new approach to microfoundations of trust that could help to integrate the existing approaches in management research. The Q&A session and brief comments from the listeners followed the hour-long lecture.

The traditional Annual Readings in Commemoration of the School first Dean Yury V. Pashkus have been held since 1996. The event takes place on the last Friday of October. It usually consists of one hour speech devoted to fundamental or applied issues in management and is followed by the discussion. Leading Russian scholars in economics and management have given lectures since then: member of Academy of Sciences V.M. Polterovich, professors B.Z. Milner, A.V. Bukhvalov, S.R. Filonovich, O.A. Tretjak, S.M. Kadochnikov and others.