This study examines competing measurement models of the
Fortune reputation data and argues that, for research purposes, its
usefullness is limited to measuring the extent to which a firm is
perceived as striving for financial goals. The generalizability of this
conclusion is evaluated and past research studies purporting to have
measured other constructs (e.g., social responsibility, quality,
stakeholder orientation ) are revisited.
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