memsc

Department of Management, Society and Communication

Michael
Etter
Associate professor


E-mail: me.msc@cbs.dk
Michael Etter
Presentation

I study how new information and communication technologies, such as social media, impact the formation of reputation and legitimacy, and how corporations can strategically use these technologies for corporate communication and PR. The aspect of CSR plays thereby a crucial role in my research.

Primary research areas

Social Media

Corporate Reputation

Corporate Social Responsibility

Legitimacy

Corporate Communication and PR

Social media
Link to this homepage
www.cbs.dk/en/staff/memsc
Courses

Public Relations and Issues Management

Supervision

I supervise Master and Bachelor theses on social media, reputation, legitimacy, CSR, corporate communication, and PR.

Selected publications

Etter, M. A., Ravasi, D., & Colleoni, E. (2018). Social media and the formation of organizational reputation. Academy of Management Review, (ja).

Etter, M. (2014). Broadcasting, reacting, engaging–three strategies for CSR communication in Twitter. Journal of Communication Management, 18(4), 322-342.

Castelló, I., Etter, M., & Årup Nielsen, F. (2016). Strategies of legitimacy through social media: The networked strategy. Journal of Management Studies, 53(3), 402-432.

Etter, M. A., & Vestergaard, A. (2015). Facebook and the public framing of a corporate crisis. Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 20(2), 163-177.

Ravasi, D., Rindova, V., & Etter, M., Cornelissen, J., (2018). The formation of organizational reputation. Academy of Management Annals.

Publications List
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2023
Daniel Lundgaard; Michael Etter / Everyday Talk on Twitter : Informal Deliberation About (Ir-)responsible Business Conduct in Social Media Arenas.
In: Business & Society, Vol. 62, No. 6, 7.2023, p. 1201-1247
Journal article > peer review
Laura Illia; Elanor Colleoni; Michael Etter; Katia Meggiorin / Finding the Tipping Point : When Heterogeneous Evaluations in Social Media Converge and Influence Organizational Legitimacy.
In: Business & Society, Vol. 62, No. 1, 1.2023, p. 117-150
Journal article > peer review
2022
Ali Aslan Gümüsay; Mia Raynard; Oana Brindusa Albu; Michael Etter; Thomas Roulet / Digital Technology and Voice : How Platforms Shape Institutional Processes through Visibilization.
In: Digital Transformation and Institutional Theory. ed. /Thomas Gengenhuber; Danielle Logue; C. R. (Bob) Hinings; Michael Barrett. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2022, p. 57-85 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 83)
Book chapter > peer review
Laura Illia; Michael Etter; Katia Meggiorin; Elanor Colleoni / From Micro-level to Macro-level Legitimacy : Exploring How Judgments in Social Media Create Thematic Broadness.
In: Digital Transformation and Institutional Theory. ed. /Thomas Gengenhuber; Danielle Logue; C. R. (Bob) Hinings; Michael Barrett. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2022, p. 111-131 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 83)
Book chapter > peer review
Michael Etter / Glen Whelan: Megacorporation : The Infinite Times of Alphabet.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 43, No. 4, 4.2022, p. 640-643
Book review > peer review
Lucas Amaral Lauriano; Juliane Reinecke; Michael Etter / When Aspirational Talk Backfires : The Role of Moral Judgements in Employees’ Hypocrisy Interpretation.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 181, No. 4, 12.2022, p. 827-845
Journal article > peer review
2021
Garima Sharma; Jean Bartunek; Patrice M. Buzzanell; Simone Carmine; Carsyn Endres; Michael Etter; Gail Fairhurst; Tobias Hahn; Patrick Lê; Xin Li; Vontrese Pamphile; Camille Pradies; Linda L. Putnam; Kimberly Rocheville; Jonathan Schad; Mathew Sheep; Joshua Keller / A Paradox Approach to Societal Tensions during the Pandemic Crisis
In: Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 30, No. 2, 4.2021, p. 121-137
Journal article > peer review
Michael Etter; Oana Brindusa Albu / Activists in the Dark : Social Media Algorithms and Collective Action in Two Social Movement Organizations.
In: Organization, Vol. 28, No. 1, 1.2021, p. 68-91
Journal article > peer review
Peter Winkler; Jannik Kretschmer; Michael Etter / Between Tragedy, Romance, Comedy and Satire : Narratives of Axiological Progress in Public Relations.
In: Journal of Communication Management, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2021, p. 353-367
Journal article > peer review
2020
Kirk Plangger; Matteo Montecchi; Ilias Danatzis; Michael Etter; Jesper Clement / Strategic Enablement Investments : Exploring Differences in Human and Technological Knowledge Transfers to Supply Chain Partners.
In: Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 91, 11.2020, p. 187-195
Journal article > peer review
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