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Status signals : a sociological study of market competition

Podolny, Joel Marc. Auteur

Princeton University Press - 2005 - 1 vol. (xvi-287 p.)

Status, reputation, and quality. The Matthew Effect (un)bounded. Getting more for less in the investment banking industry. To mingle or not to mingle with the Hoi Palloi that is the question. The medium, the message, and the signal. Status and invention. Embeddedness and entry. An evolutionary perspective. On status segregation. Uncertainty reconsidered. Conclusion.