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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/32174
Title: Making them proud: Internal reputation management in the Toronto Transit Commission
Authors: Goldvine, Sara
Publication Date: 2017
Abstract: This study sought to further understanding of the impact of gaps between executive-led and front-line manager reputation management strategies through a case study of the largest public transit organisation in Canada, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). The study was conducted as the TTC was nearing completion of a five-year plan to improve the organisation’s reputation, including through a renewed focus on customer service delivered. At the same time, the organisation’s leadership has been engaged in high profile discussions with elected officials and opinion leaders regarding financial investment in the operating and capital needs of the organisation. Varying reputation management strategies are more effective for those publics with high proximity to an organisation than for those with low proximity, yet public service organisations like the TTC may face challenges should front line employees delivering service to clients have weak levels of coorientation with leadership. The study used semi-structured interviews with executives and managers to explore the impact of differences in perceptions of organisational reputation. The study contributes to the field of reputation management by demonstrating that: (a) employees will use concrete data for communications with stakeholders with low proximity and personalised communications for stakeholders with high proximity; (b) a coorientation analysis can provide valuable insights into the nature and impact of gaps in perceptions of organizational reputation; and (c) substantive reputation repair actions are valued by high proximity stakeholders.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/32174
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