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Measuring corporate personality: A critical review and new insights

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  • Oleg Gorbaniuk

    (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
    University of Zielona Góra)

  • Wiktor Razmus

    (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)

  • Kasia Firlej

    (Purdue University Calumet)

  • Agnieszka Lebiedowicz

    (mFinanse S.A.)

  • Maciej Leszczyński

    (Rossmann SDP sp. z o.o)

Abstract

This article aims to explore the perceived ‘personality’ of marketing objects and reveal new insights in the search for universal dimensions of corporate personality traits. A critical review of the literature sheds new light on the theoretical and methodological reasons for discrepancies in previous research results. In order to verify the reasons for the discrepancies, multi-stage qualitative and quantitative studies were conducted by applying a theoretically and methodologically well-grounded psycho-lexical procedure and multilevel approach. The comparison between our results and the results obtained in previous studies enabled identifying four universal personality dimensions in the perception of companies: Innovativeness/Enterprise, Openness to Others, Stability and Machiavellianism. Newly developed scales enable the measurement of these dimensions on both a company (for between-company comparisons) and an individual (for between-customer within-company comparisons) levels.

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  • Oleg Gorbaniuk & Wiktor Razmus & Kasia Firlej & Agnieszka Lebiedowicz & Maciej Leszczyński, 2017. "Measuring corporate personality: A critical review and new insights," Journal of Brand Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 24(5), pages 423-438, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jobman:v:24:y:2017:i:5:d:10.1057_s41262-017-0042-8
    DOI: 10.1057/s41262-017-0042-8
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