The path dependence of organizational reputation: how social judgment influences assessments of capability and character
基于社会心理学理论，研究利益相关者如何区分组织的能力与品格，以及判断启发式和偏差如何影响这两种声誉的形成、维护与损害，对管理者有实践指导意义。
Abstract Drawing upon theory on social judgments and impression formation from social psychology, this paper explores the socio‐cognitive processes that shape the formation of favorable and unfavorable organizational reputations. Specifically, we suggest that stakeholders make distinctions between an organization's capabilities and its character. We explain the nature and function of each and articulate the manner in which judgment heuristics and biases manifest in the development of capability and character reputations. In doing so, this research explores both the positive and negative sides of organizational reputation by examining the manner in which different types of reputations are built or damaged, and how these processes influence the ability of managers to enhance and protect these reputations. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.