“…Over the last decade, a body of knowledge has developed that examines why individuals and organizations may wish to create positive reputations (e.g., Hall, Zinko, Perryman, & Ferris, 2009;Laird, Perryman, Hochwarter, Ferris, & Zinko, 2008;Laird, Zboja, Martinez, & Ferris, 2013;Zinko, 2013;Zinko, Gentry, Hall, & Grant, 2012). Research has suggested that the outcomes of possessing a positive reputation have such valuable benefits, that both organizations as well as individuals often devote a substantial amount of resources to the matter (Ferris, Blass, Douglas, Kolodinsky, & Treadway, 2003;Gray & Balmer, 1998).…”