A SELF-PRESENTATIONAL APPROACH TO TRANSMISSION OF GOOD AND BAD NEWS

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Uysal ◽  
Bengi Öner-Özkan
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Outcome Dependence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Scenario Study

People are reluctant to transmit bad news, a tendency named as the MUM effect. One explanation of this effect suggests that people do not want to construct negative impressions by being associated with bad news. In this study, transmission of good and bad news was examined from an impression management perspective. University students (N= 275) participated in a scenario study, with the valence of the news (good / bad) and outcome dependence on the recipient (high / low) as independent variables and transmission likelihood as dependent variable. Four variables, anticipated likeability, gratitude, perceived favor doing and ulterior motives, were assessed to form an ingratiation mediator. Results showed that participants were more likely to transmit good news than bad news. Also a significant interaction effect was obtained. In a high dependence condition participants were more likely to transmit good news and less likely to transmit bad news than participants in a low dependence condition. Moreover, the ingratiation construct significantly mediated the relationship investigated. In the second study (N = 74) similar findings were obtained except the interaction effect of dependence and news valence.

scholarly journals Diamonds Are Forever, Wars Are Not: Is Conflict Bad for Private Firms?

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 1978-1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Guidolin ◽  
Eliana La Ferrara
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Bargaining Power ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Entry Barriers ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Diamond Mining ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
The Relationship

This paper studies the relationship between civil war and the value of firms in a poor, resource-abundant country using microeconomic data for Angola. We focus on diamond mining firms and conduct an event study on the sudden end of the conflict, marked by the death of the rebel movement leader in 2002. We find that the stock market perceived this event as “bad news” rather than “good news” for companies holding concessions in Angola, as their abnormal returns declined by 4 percentage points. The event had no effect on a control portfolio of otherwise similar diamond mining companies. This finding is corroborated by other events and by the adoption of alternative methodologies. We interpret our findings in light of conflict-generated entry barriers, government bargaining power, and transparency in the licensing process. (JEL D74, G32, O13, O17, Q34)

scholarly journals The Relationship between Delay in Announcing Quarterly Forecasts of Annual Earnings and the Type of Earnings News

Organizacija ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
Mahdi Moradi ◽  
Mahdi Salehi ◽  
Seyyed Saeed Mehrdad Ayask
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Earnings Forecast ◽  
Financial News ◽  
Annual Earnings ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Unique Context

The current study aims to examine the relationship between delay in the announcement of quarterly forecasts of annual earnings and the type of earnings news in a unique context. Running a multiple linear regression on data collected from Rahavard Novin software and the companies’ financial statements, is the method of this study to investigate this relationship. Consistent with the pattern of good news early, bad news late, it was found that there is a positive relationship between the bad news type and the amount of delay in announcing quarterly forecast of annual earnings; so that the firms with negative adjustments in earnings forecast (bad news), on average, have 12 more days delay in the announcement. Considering other variables showed that as coverage percentage - a sign of success - increases, the amount of delay in announcing earnings forecast decreases, but companies with losses per share, on average, have an additional delay of about 6 days. The results obtained indicate that at least, in some industries there is certain time for reporting. Finally, it became clear that in the period after the adoption of the new disclosure instruction, despite the increased deadline, the amount of delay in earnings announcement has declined by about 2 days. In this study, for the first time in Iran, one of the company’s financial news (quarterly forecasts of annual earnings), have been classified into good and bad, based on comparison with the market expectation, and the relationship between the news type and the amount of delay in announcing the news, has been examined.

scholarly journals Exercise and Atrial Fibrillation: Some Good News and Some Bad News

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e1401
Author(s):  
Alireza Sepehri Shamloo ◽  
Arash Arya ◽  
Nikolas Dagres ◽  
Gerhard Hindricks
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Prolonged Exercise ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Global Population

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is considered as the most common sustained arrhythmia in adults, whose incidence rate is on the rise due to the increase in the mean age of the global population. In recent years, many efforts have been made to identify effective factors in the incidence of AF to prevent them and thereby reduce the consequences of AF. Physical activity is one of the topics that attracted much attention in the last two decades. According to some findings, extreme and prolonged exercise itself can be considered as a risk factor for the onset of AF; however, other studies have shown that exercise can be regarded a protective factor against AF in the general population. The present study reviews the findings of studies on the relationship between AF and exercise and discusses possible mechanisms for this relationship. Additionally, we present some recommendations for researchers and physicians about exercise management in association with AF prevention. [GMJ.2018;7:e1401] 

Proactive Versus Reactive CSR in a Crisis: An Impression Management Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyejoon Rim ◽  
Mary Ann T. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Company Reputation ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Crisis Type ◽  
Potential Damage ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company

This study investigates the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices on protecting and restoring company reputation in crisis situations. The results suggest the ability of proactive CSR to counter potential damage to corporate reputation caused by a crisis but not to serve as a remedy after a crisis. The findings further indicate a significant interaction effect between crisis type and the fit of reactive CSR for a company without proactive CSR. For a preventable crisis, a company is better off choosing low-fit reactive CSR than not engaging in reactive CSR at all. In a victim crisis, low-fit reactive CSR is more effective in improving company reputation than high-fit reactive CSR. When a company has been previously engaged in proactive CSR, the impact of fit across crisis types disappears. The mediating role of perceived altruism suggests the importance of sincerity in CSR.

scholarly journals Child-to-Parent Violence, Peer Victimization and Cybervictimization in Spanish Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9360
Author(s):  
Paula López-Martínez ◽  
David Montero-Montero ◽  
David Moreno-Ruiz ◽  
Belén Martínez-Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Family Socialization ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Autonomous Communities ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between child-to-parent violence (CPV) (high, moderate and low), peer victimization (PV) (relational and overt, both physical and verbal) and cybervictimization (CV) (relational and overt), taking into account the role of sex. 1304 adolescents (53.14% girls) between the ages of 11 and 18 enrolled at secondary schools in the Autonomous Communities of Valencia, Aragón and Andalusia participated in the study. Adolescents with high CPV scores obtained higher scores for all types of PV and CV compared to the other CPV groups. Boys scored higher than girls in overt physical PV and in overt CV and girls obtained higher scores in relational PV. A statistically significant interaction effect was observed; boys with high CPV scores reported greater overt CV. The results suggest the importance of CPV in relation to specific forms of PV and CV and highlight the need to take into account the different processes of family socialization between boys and girls to reduce the likelihood of adolescents being victimized.

scholarly journals Philanthropic Motives of China’s Celebrities in Media Representation: From an Impression Management Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinghua Gao ◽  
Pengfei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Charitable Activities ◽  
The Relationship

Background: In China, celebrities, represented by entertainment and sports personalities, are often involved in charitable activities to assist the party-state in solving social problems. Although previous research has addressed the manifestation of prosocial behavior by Chinese celebrities, altruistic engagements have rarely been theorized from the perspective of impression management.Methods: Based on the perspective of impression management, we use the discourse analysis approach to analyze the interview manuscripts of Chinese celebrities in media reports and then summarize the charitable motives and impression management strategies adopted by Chinese celebrities in their self-presentation.Results: Chinese celebrities’ self-presentation of philanthropic motives in the media can be roughly divided into five categories: motivation for empathy-altruism, motivation for social responsibility, motivation to gain prestige, and pursue fame, motivation to reduce negative emotions, and motivation to achieve fulfillment and satisfaction. The philanthropic motives presented in media reports include the impression management processes of celebrities. They adopt a variety of image management strategies to self-present their philanthropic motives, and sometimes several strategies coexist.Conclusion: Our paper helps to expand the existing understanding of the relationship between impression management and philanthropy. The presentation of Chinese celebrities’ philanthropic motivations in the media reflects the uniqueness of China’s political, institutional, and social environment in influencing celebrity philanthropy. As a philanthropic phenomenon with Chinese characteristics, this study could provide some insights into the understanding of celebrities and philanthropy in other cultural contexts.

scholarly journals RELATION BETWEEN NEGATIVE TONE IN NEWS RELEASES OF WHO AND INDUSTRY RETURNS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
Denada Ibrushi ◽  
Helmi Jedidi
Keyword(s):  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Consumer Durables ◽  
News Releases ◽  
Negative Tone ◽  
The Relationship

We analyze the relationship between the negative tone in news releases issued by the WHO and industry returns during the Covid-19 pandemic. We construct our news tone measure as the ratio of negative words to the total number of words present in news releases of WHO. The news tone shows to be significantly associated with returns for the majority of industries. Bad news announced by the WHO translates into good news for consumer nondurables, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors. Negative tone in news releases of WHO is on average bad news for consumer durables, manufacturing, energy, and other industries. Our findings suggest that the news tone-return relation varies significantly throughout our Covid-19 sample. 

Police bias and diminished trust in police: a role for procedural justice?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha S. Madon ◽  
Kristina Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Procedural Justice ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Sydney Australia ◽  
Trust In Police

PurposeSince 9/11, Muslims have experienced discrimination and scrutiny from authorities. For many, this experience has damaged their trust in law enforcement and left them with the impression that they are viewed as suspect. This study seeks to better understand the relationship between Muslims' perceived police bias and trust, and how procedural justice may shape this relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe authors collected survey data from 398 Muslims in Sydney, Australia, as part of a larger study on immigrants' views of police. Participants were surveyed on a range of topics including contact with police, global assessments of police procedural justice and how they believe police treat their cultural group.FindingsOverall, the authors find that the extent to which people perceive police bias is associated with their level of trust in police. Greater preconceived bias is associated with lower trust in police. The authors also find that perceiving police as procedurally just is positively related to trust. Importantly, this study finds a significant interaction effect between perceptions of police bias and procedural justice on Muslims' trust in police. Specifically, for those who hold the view that police are unbiased, perceiving police as generally procedural just has a strong positive effect on trust. For those who view police as biased against Muslims, procedural justice has a weak but positive effect on trust. This interaction effect suggests that perceived bias may shape how Muslims interpret police treatment of Muslims.Originality/valueThis study is the first to explore how perceived police bias and perceptions of procedural justice predict and interact to shape Muslims' trust in police, advancing existing procedural justice policing scholarship.

scholarly journals Impression management in chairmen’s letters: An empirical study of banks’ annual reports in MENA region

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasha Mahboub ◽  
Nehale Mostapha ◽  
Wagdy Hegazy
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Structural Manipulation ◽  
Resource Decision

The study aims to investigate the extent of existence of strategies of impression management (IM) in the narrative section of 200 annual reports of a sample of 50 banks in five different countries of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab of Emirates) for 2011-2014. Seven variables were employed to identify the existence of IM strategies in the chairmen’s letters of the bank’s annual reports. By employing descriptive statistics, frequency distribution and proportion test, it was found that four out of the seven strategies have existed in the chairmen’s letters. These strategies are reading ease manipulation, visual and structural manipulation, performance comparisons, and performance attribution. It is interesting to note that the narrative of the annual report of major banks in MENA region was very difficult to read. This result may perhaps encourage more consideration to the obstacles of effective communication that are the basic mean of facilitating rational resource decision making. Moreover, the results demonstrated that management of banks in MENA region choose benchmarks that portray current bank performance in the best possible light; further they highlight good news rather than bad news and placing this good news in the most emphasized sections of the chairmen’s letters; also they prefer to blame the environment for bad news, but take the credit themselves for good news. Therefore, the study recommends auditing regulators to issue a new standard in which auditors are required to confirm the reliability of the information in the accounting narratives of banks annual reports.

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