Exploring the Drivers of Corporate Reputation: A Study of Italian Securities Analysts

Claudia Gabbioneta, Davide Ravasi, Pietro Mazzola

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Abstract

Corporate reputation can be broadly defined as a set of collectively held beliefs about a company's ability to satisfy the interests of its various stakeholders. In this paper, we report findings from an empirical study of drivers affecting the judgment of a specific group of stakeholders, that is, securities analysts. Results from a survey of 75 analysts operating on the Milan Stock Exchange indicate that securities analysts tend to judge companies mainly on their financial performance, the configuration of their governance structures, the quality of their financial disclosure and the quality of their leadership and of their prospects for the future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-123
Number of pages25
JournalCorporate Reputation Review
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2007

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© 2007, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

Keywords

  • corporate governance
  • corporate reputation
  • financial disclosure
  • securities analysts

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