How the Basis for Status Perceptions Varies with Perceiver Status

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Tan, David; Rider, Christopher I.
• 署名单位: University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2022.1582
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 509-531
• 关键词: status; third-order inference

摘要

We posit a novel mechanism-socially endogenous calibration-whereby the tendency to align with others' perceptions of organizational status varies systematically with the status of a perceiver's own organization. We specifically theorize that members of higher-status organizations perceive larger and more correlated status differences among other organizations than members of lower-status organizations do. Using a simulation, we demonstrate how socially endogenous calibration yields these predictions even when quality is uniform across organizations. We further present empirical support for our arguments by analyzing data on individual-level prestige ratings of U.S. law firms. Integrating socially endogenous calibration with prevailing status perspectives based on quality uncertainty, we conclude by elaborating a novel research agenda on stability and instability in organizational status hierarchies.