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ORGANIZATIONAL PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT

Elsbach, Kimberly D·2003·Research in Organizational Behavior

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  • Impression management becomes more important when organizations defend against reputational threats.

    “using impression management tactics becomes increasingly important in defending against challenges or threats to an organization's reputation”
  • Organizations use impression management tactics, often routinized claims or strategic symbols, to promote positive audience perceptions.

    “Organizations engage in various forms of impression management to promote positive audience perceptions.”
  • The reputation-enhancing benefits of certifications come from assurance about performance in a domain and endorsement by prominent respected actors.

    “the reputation-enhancing benefits of certifications are derived from two primary factors: certifications provide assurance about an organization's level of performance in a given domain, and they represent a powerful signal of endorsement by other prominent and respected actors”
  • Organizations defend reputations by using impression management to neutralize threats through rhetorical or symbolic actions emphasizing positive attributes and socially valued activities.

    “To defend their reputations, organizations will engage in impression management efforts to neutralize threats through rhetorical or symbolic actions that emphasize their positive attributes and socially valued activities”
  • For symbols such as certifications to be used in impression management, they must be visible and salient.

    “For symbols such as certifications to be used in impression management, they must be visible and salient”

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Authors
Elsbach, K. D.
Corresponding author
Elsbach, Kimberly D
Venue
Research in Organizational Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-01
Volume
25
Pages
297-332
ISSN
0191-3085 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4211039724
Cited by
277
References
95
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 11
FWCI
5.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Research in Organizational Behavior (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Public Relations and Crisis Communication
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Identity and Reputation
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Keywords
organizational reputation, corporate image, critical audiences, organizational legitimacy, face-saving, organizational scandals, organizational identity, strategic communication

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