Reversed Riches and Matthew’s Curse: The Liability of Status When Organizations Misbehave

• Published in: Journal of management inquiry Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 365 - 367
• Main Authors: King, Brayden G., Carberry, Edward J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2018; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: status and reputation; organizational misconduct; corporate social responsibility

Merton’s Matthew Effect essay led to a vast literature on the cumulative advantages associated with prestige. Most management research in this vein focuses on the benefits that come to organizations that receive greater recognition for their performance than their lower status counterparts. In this...