At least two: the reputation of their brand and a reputation for being tough on imitators of this brand. Sustaining a … brand requires both investment in its reputation amongst consumers and the defence of the brand against followers that … that brand owners can benefit from a reputation for tough opposition to trade mark applications. Such a reputation induces …

misbehaving company's reputation. The reputational impact of litigation depends on factors such as whom the judge is scolding …

This study examines the impact of employee relations issues on the reputation of the board of directors and the …, both directors and CEOs are punished by deterioration in their reputation, as proxied by a reduced number of outside seats … outcome, can play an important role in the CEO’s diminished reputation and losing extra board seats. Overall, our results …

In three experiments, we examine how an employer reputation system disciplines an online labor market (Amazon … value of the employer reputation system for workers, employers, and the market. Specifically, in an experiment that varies … reputation, we find that having a good reputation allows employers at twice the rate as bad-reputation employers with no loss in …

In economic approaches it is often argued that reputation considerations influence the behavior of individuals or firms … and that reputation influences the outcome of markets. Empirical evidence is rare though. In this contribution we argue … that a positive reputation of sellers should have an effect on selling prices. Analyzing auctions of popular DVDs at eBay …

reputation: “Reputation Failure.” By spotlighting the public-good nature of reviews, rankings, and even gossip, this Article … biases that systematically distort it. The Article argues that these distortions are inherent to most systems of reputation … and that they make reputation far less reliable than traditionally understood.The limits of reputation highlight the …

question by recent work that shows that, under the standard infinitely repeated game model of reputation, reputational … circumstances, in a finite-horizon model of reputation. Reputational economies of scale help explain why law and accounting firms …

Building on the seminal paper of Ordover, Saloner and Salop (1990), I study the role of reputation building on … foreclosure in laboratory experiments. In one-shot interactions, upstream firms can choose to build a reputation by revealing … their price history to the current upstream competitor. In particular, integrated firms can establish a reputation to …