Conventional quantitative methods for the measurement of organizational legitimacy
consider mainly three sources that make judgments about organizations visible: news …

We contribute to research on the management of social perceptions by considering the
relative effectiveness of a firm's technical and ceremonial actions in managing media …

News media strongly influence how we picture public affairs across the world, playing a
significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of …

Purpose During the past few years, public trust in organisations, institutions and systems has
decreased. Trust is an important antecedent not only for relationship-building but also for …

This study examined the emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a public
issue over 25 years using a content analysis of two national news-papers and seven …

This study, based on attribution theory, provides empirical evidence for how environmental
violation events (EVEs) damage corporate reputation, using media reputation as a proxy …

Building on the agenda-setting theory, this study investigates the effect of corporations'
visibility and tone in news coverage on reputation. More specifically, we examine the …

This study investigates the reciprocal relationships between the fluctuation of the closing
prices of three companies listed on the Amsterdam exchange index, namely ING, Philips …

An ecofeminist criticism of neoliberalism, this book uses economic growth, CSR and the
press coverage of environmental affairs as a case study. The author argues that CSR is part …

The time trend of public opinion about carmaker Toyota dropped precipitously in early 2010
following a series of quality issues and recalls. The mathematical model of ideodynamics …