Abstract
The effects of intangible assets on organizational outcomes remain poorly understood. We compare the effects of two intangible assets-firm reputation and celebrity-on (1) the likelihood that a firm announces a positive or negative earnings surprise, and (2) investors' reactions to these surprises. We find that firms that have accumulated high levels of reputation ("high- reputation" firms) are less likely, and firms that have achieved celebrity (celebrity firms) more likely to announce positive surprises than firms without these assets. Both high-reputation and celebrity firms experience greater market rewards for positive surprises and smaller market penalties for negative surprises than other firms.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1131-1152 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Academy of Management Journal |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Business and International Management
- General Business, Management and Accounting
- Strategy and Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation