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“using impression management tactics becomes increasingly important in defending against challenges or threats to an organization's reputation”
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“Organizations engage in various forms of impression management to promote positive audience perceptions.”
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“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”
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“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”
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- Authors
- Elsbach, K. D.
- Corresponding author
- Elsbach, Kimberly D
- ORCID
- 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
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- FWCI
- 5.24
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- journal article
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- 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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