Nick Bilton of the New York Times recently took a look at some of the companies catering to the Google search-scorched, such as Reputation.com (an obviously suitable name) and Metal Rabbit Media (a not-so obvious name).
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Whether a particular sector should be regulated by government (via laws and so on) or whether it can be happily regulated by normal market forces (such things as reputation and so on) depends in part upon the costs of each method: the transactions costs.
Takeovers such as these earned Lindner a reputation as a fierce corporate predator in the 1980s.
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That the oracular Mr Greenspan might be swayed by such petty matters as reputation and employment seems unthinkable.
The selection process puts socially defined characteristics, such as the outsized reputation of an executive like Mr Dimon, ahead of relevant practical skills and experience (Mr Dimon had little knowledge of retail banking or credit-card operations, two of Bank One's biggest and, in the second case, most problematic businesses).
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Partnership taxation is a significant part of my professional reputation, such as it is.
Brands with a good reputation, such as Mercedes-Benz , can survive a hiccup or two without too much damage.
As such estates develop a reputation for disorder, those who can, move out, and only those who have no other choice move in.
They think voters are likelier to reject AV if told that it will mean more seats for the Lib Dems, and more king-making power after elections for third-party leaders such as Mr Clegg, whose reputation has been hurt by his various policy compromises since allying with the Tories.
Most people run from varietals such as Riesling because of its sweet reputation.
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This will be especially true when individuals and institutions behave elsewhere in such a way as to build their reputation.
My reputation was as such and my solid business relationships were minimal.
But such is Mr Spowart's reputation as a financial entrepreneur that Halifax agreed to his demand to locate the new bank in Edinburgh.
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Among them were several cities with a reputation for violence, such as Saltillo, Tijuana and Chihuahua, where mass nighttime bike rides have already caught on.
With a population of around 140 million and a reputation for producing stars such as Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Chelsea's John Obi Mikel, the outstanding qualities of Nigerian football are beyond question.
The airlines are also acutely aware of the damage such incidences can cause their reputation, as made clear by ANA's vice-president Osamu Shinobe and executive Hiroyuki Ito's actions as they bowed in shame to apologise to passengers and their family members for causing them concern.
Of particular note, is Lenovo's continued strength in China's emerging cities, and the Company continues to build its reputation with other product offerings such as smart phones, tablets and smart TVs, as it leads China's customers into the PC Plus era.
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The Nikon 1 J2 retains user-friendly features such as Full HD video recording, and a reputation for blazing fast speed with the ability to capture rapidly moving subjects at an astounding 10 frames-per- second (fps) with AF, or up to 60 fps with AF locked on the first frame.
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But for companies such as Foxconn that are associated with foreign giants, reputation is important.
For management ability, they scooped up various surveys, such as Burson-Marsteller's one on company reputation, which polls CEOs and investors.
This makes the convert's zeal with which he espouses the vision riskier than many other undertakings, such as the Millennium Dome, on which his future reputation now rests.
Big companies so far have been more likely to hire social-media consultants that can help safeguard them and their employees against reputation-injuring mistakes on sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Austria, too, has a growing reputation for sweet wine, with producers such as Nittnaus, Hiedler, Tinhof and Willi Opitz.
But beyond such obvious considerations, Virginia is also benefiting from its reputation as a superior place to do business.
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As noted by The State of Corporate Citizenship in the United States 2009, The Hitachi Foundation and Boston College, a good reputation is increasingly linked to bottom line benefits such as improved sales, license to operate, employee morale and productivity, and retention of top talent.
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Tales of headless horsemen stalking ancient burial sites, gruesome hairy hands forcing vehicles off the road and a visit from the devil himself have given Dartmoor a doomladen reputation, making it a favourite setting for writers such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.
As such, CMEA is fully prepared to vigorously defend itself and its reputation, and is supremely confident in its ability to prevail.
In China, Western companies have advantages in big-ticket items such as automobiles, luxury goods and technology products because of their quality and reputation.
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Later, the designation developed a "cocaine cowboy"-type reputation, and by the 1980s, some cities, such as Palm Beach, wanted to distance themselves from the nickname.
Compared with peers such as Time Warner and Google, Walt Disney outperformed across all dimensions of reputation with the biggest leads being in governance and citizenship, two key drivers of reputation.
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