The Denigration of Heroes? How the Status Attainment Process Shapes Attributions of Considerateness and Authenticity

This article develops and tests a theory to explain the common tendency to "denigrate heroes," whereby high-status actors are suspected of being inconsiderate and inauthentic relative to low-status counterparts. This tendency is argued to reflect two conditions typical of status attainment...

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Main Authors: Hahl, Oliver (Author), Zuckerman Sivan, Ezra W (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press, 2017-05-30T16:51:28Z.
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