Exploring the antecedents and effects of celebrity in a business context

摘要: This thesis explores an important yet underexplored aspect of management studies, which is that some individuals and organisations in business gain a cultural significance popularity society, goes beyond simply being known as high quality. Specifically, I explore how actors garner celebrity value consequences it can have for themselves those around them. In paper 1, co-authored with my supervisors, the press construct entrepreneurs celebrities this study provides new knowledge about certain become create their personas. second paper, under guidance Michael Pfarrer Daniel Gamache while visiting scholar at University Georgia, theorise formation hubris developing collective level organization. third spillover effect from focal actor to they compete with.