Reputation, Image, Prestige, and Goodwill: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Organizational Standing
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- 1 November 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 50 (11) , 1361-1381
Abstract
Reputation, image, prestige, and goodwill are concepts used by different disciplines, e.g., economics, marketing, sociology, and accounting, to denote the general standing of organizations among their counterparts. In this paper, the various concepts are reviewed and compared in terms of semantics, organizational cost, determinants, and implications, among others. An interdisciplinary, multiconstituency framework of organizational standing is developed, and research propositions are delineated.Keywords
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