Certifications and reputation: Determining the standard of desirability amidst uncertainty

Organization Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 331-346

  Graffin, Scott D ^a   Ward, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Certification; Reputation; Standard of desirability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957000576     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1080.0400     Document Type: Article

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