Examining Corporate Reputation Judgments With Generalizability Theory

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Highhouse, Scott; Broadfoot, Alison; Yugo, Jennifer E.; Devendorf, Shelba A.
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; Bowling Green State University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/a0013934
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 782-789
• 关键词: corporate reputation; generalizability theory; construct validity

摘要

The researchers used generalizability theory to examine whether reputation judgments about corporations function in a manner consistent with contemporary theory in the corporate-reputation literature. University professors (n = 86) of finance, marketing, and human resources management made repeated judgments about the general reputations of highly visible American companies. Minimal variability in the judgments is explained by items, time, persons, and field of specialization. Moreover, experts from the different specializations reveal considerable agreement in how they weigh different aspects of corporate performance in arriving at their global reputation judgments. The results generally support the theory of the reputation construct and suggest that stable estimates of global reputation can be achieved with a small number of items and experts.