Corporate reputation and reputation risk

Christian Eckert

Journal of Risk Finance, 2017, vol. 18, issue 2, 145-158

Abstract: Purpose - The corporate reputation of a firm and reputation risk is becoming increasingly important because of the rise of social media and the ongoing globalization. While defining and measuring corporate reputation and reputation risk represent the first steps in corporate reputation (risk) management, there is no general agreement in defining and measuring these two terms. Hence, this paper aims to give an overview of the existing literature in this regard, discuss it with respect to the operability in corporate reputation (risk) management and, based on this, present a holistic and consistent approach to define and measure corporate reputation and reputation risk. Design/methodology/approach - The paper gives an overview of the literature regarding definitions and measurement methods of corporate reputation and reputation risk. Moreover, it discusses such definitions and measurement methods with respect to the operability in corporate reputation (risk) management. Findings - Based on an overview of the literature regarding definitions and measurement methods of corporate reputation and reputation risk, the authors present a holistic and consistent approach to define and measure corporate reputation and reputation risk. Originality/value - The authors present an holistic and consistent approach to define and measure corporate reputation and reputation risk with focus on (risk) management purposes.

Keywords: Corporate reputation; Reputation risk; Corporate reputation management; Reputation risk management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1108/JRF-06-2016-0075

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