Reputation Management for Scientific Organisations — Framework Development and Exemplification

Morschheuser Petra () and Redler Joern ()
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Morschheuser Petra: Ph.D. Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Redler Joern: Ph.D. Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Marketing of Scientific and Research Organizations, 2015, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-35

Abstract: Reputation Management deals with establishing, maintaining and strengthening a positive reputation for an object in order to build trust, commitment and lasting relationships. Positive reputation is considered a major intangible asset of companies as it contributes to their value creation. Reputation and reputation management, therefore, are well-established perspectives in marketing theory. This paper examines reputation in matters of scientific organisations. Drawing on conventional (commercial marketing) models of reputation management and derived characteristics of scientific organisations, a modified framework is deduced, named the Scientific Organisations Reputation Model (SORM). As this model widely fits the specific requirements of this type of organisation it will be useful for the complex task of marketing scientific organisations. Using the SORM framework, scientific organisations will be able to understand the formation of their own reputation in a more comprehensive way and will be able to improve their reputation-relevant management processes. The framework is exemplified and examined more closely using the case of DHBW, the unique German cooperate state university as the interplay of stakeholder patterns and the integration of multi-level marketing activities are carved out and main effects on reputation are demonstrated.

Keywords: reputation management; typology of organisation; brand; image; university marketing; scientific organisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.14611/minib.18.04.2015.08

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