Why some awards are more effective signals of quality than others: A study of movie awards

Journal of Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-54

  Gemser, Gerda ^a   Leenders, Mark A A M ^b   Wijnberg, Nachoem M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effectiveness of movie awards; Salience; Selection system theory; Source credibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549145992     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206307309258     Document Type: Article

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