The Scandal Effect
研究发现，即使高管与公司丑闻毫无关联，其简历上的丑闻经历也会导致薪酬降低近4%，并影响职业流动性。文章提出三项应对策略：坦诚披露、借他人声誉修复、通过出色工作重塑形象。
Executives with scandal-tainted companies on their resumes pay a penalty on the job market, even if they clearly had nothing to do with the trouble. Because the scandal effect is lasting, a company you left long ago could have an impact on your current and future job mobility, not to mention your compensation. Overall, executives who suffer from the effect are paid nearly 4% less than their peers. You can’t control this risk, the authors write, but you can and should plan for it. They offer three steps to help you survive a corporate scandal. 1. Be forthright. Transparency and full disclosure are key to overcoming the stigma. Executive recruiters, who do due diligence on candidates, can help you create a full, clear, and succinct narrative for hiring managers. 2. “Borrow” reputation and legitimacy from others in your network, establishing innocence by association. Executive search firms can also act as references and sponsors. 3. Take a “rehab job,” one at which you so clearly excel that it creates a persuasive story to compete with the scandal narrative. INSETS: Joining a Scandal Firm;About the Research