Reconceptualizing and managing reputation risk in the knowledge economy: Toward reputable action

Organization Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 308-322

  Scott, Susan V ^a   Walsham, Geoff ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globalization; Knowledge economy; Reputation; Reputation management; Reputation risk; Risk; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544449564     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1050.0127     Document Type: Article

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