Negative Publicity Research Articles

When do product crises hurt business? A meta-analytic investigation of negative publicity on consumer responses

This meta-analysis synthesizes 30 years of empirical work examining the impact of product crises on consumer evaluations. Prior research suggests that a product crisis will negatively affect consumer responses to that product. Extending this stream of research, we show that the magnitude of negative information effects is dependent on characteristics of the crisis, the product, and target consumers. Specifically, the deleterious effects of product crises are more pronounced when threat severity is high, the product failure is performance-related, consumer health is at issue, the product is directly involved in the incident, and the crisis occurs in a high power distance or high uncertainty avoidance cultures. We discuss theoretical contributions and practical implications of these findings for both marketing scholars and brand managers.

Publicity about Athlete Endorsers Affects Responses to Ads via Motivational Activation

Abstract: This research addresses how positive and negative publicity about athlete endorsers influences motivational mechanisms (appetitive and aversive) underlying cognitive and affective processing and evaluation to ads. Participants viewed an ad for a soft drink brand that featured an athlete endorser while psychophysiological measures of cognition, emotion, and arousal were collected. Each ad was preceded by a news story that contained either positive or negative information about the athlete’s off-field behavior. Results indicate that cognition and arousal were enhanced in response to ads paired with negative news stories compared to ads paired with positive news stories. Findings suggest that aversive motivational activation elicited by the negative news stories transfers to processing and evaluation of the ads.

THE APPLICATION OF MODERN LEGAL POSITIVISM TO THE PRINCIPLE OF LEGAL CERTAINTY IN CERTIFICATE OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS TO LAND

Certificate of ownership of land is a strong and complete proof for everyone whose names are listed and listed in the certificate of ownership of the land. However, in reality the SHM on the land can be canceled at any time as stipulated in Article 32 of Government Regulation Number 24 of 1997 concerning Land Registration, whereas in Article 20 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 5 of 1960 concerning Agrarian Principles it is stated that property rights, namely as hereditary rights, the strongest and fullest. Thus the legal certainty of SHM on land is not absolute because the SHM on the land can be canceled at any time. It is necessary to renew the principle of negative publications with positive tendencies that do not have a strong rationale for legal certainty, justice and expediency. The problem is, how is the legal certainty of the current Land Ownership Certificate which can then be canceled after a period of five years has passed since the issuance of the certificate of title to the land through a modern legal positivism approach? and what is the solution to the cancellation of land title certificates based on the conditions of das sein and das sollen?. The research method, in this dissertation research used normative juridical research methods. The conclusion of the study, the land registration system in Indonesia adheres to a negative publication system with a positive tendency. This system basically does not provide legal certainty, let alone good legal protection for certificate holders.

Suppressing Scientific Discourse on Vaccines? Self-perceptions of researchers and practitioners.

The controversy over vaccines has recently intensified in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with calls from politicians, health professionals, journalists, and citizens to take harsh measures against so-called “anti-vaxxers,” while accusing them of spreading “fake news” and as such, of endangering public health. However, the issue of suppression of vaccine dissenters has rarely been studied from the point of view of those who raise concerns about vaccine safety. The purpose of the present study was to examine the subjective perceptions of professionals (physicians, nurses, researchers) involved with vaccines through practice and/or research and who take a critical view on vaccines, about what they perceive as the suppression of dissent in the field of vaccines, their response to it, and its potential implications on science and medicine. Respondents reported being subjected to a variety of censorship and suppression tactics, including the retraction of papers pointing to vaccine safety problems, negative publicity, difficulty in obtaining research funding, calls for dismissal, summonses to official hearings, suspension of medical licenses, and self-censorship. Respondents also reported on what has been termed a “backfire effect” – a counter-reaction that draws more attention to the opponents’ position. Suppression of dissent impairs scientific discourse and research practice while creating the false impression of scientific consensus.

Till death do us part – customer commitment after negative publicity: the role of relational variables and cognitive dissonance

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to study the impact of relationship marketing orientation (RMO) and relationship quality on customers' commitment and pro-marketer behavior (positive word of mouth and external attribution) after negative brand publicity by using the combined lens of relationship marketing theory and the theory of cognitive dissonance.Design/methodology/approachA survey was conducted among banking customers in India using an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and the bootstrapping procedure using the SPSS process macro.FindingsContrary to conventional wisdom, findings of this study suggest that RMO and relationship quality are positively correlated to commitment even after negative publicity. The path between RMO, relationship quality and pro-provider behavior is found to be mediated by commitment. This indirect path is moderated by customers' cognitive dissonance arising out of the negative publicity.Originality/valueThe study establishes the combined roles of RMO and relationship quality in pre-empting the detrimental effects of negative brand publicity. Further, it establishes interactions of cognitive dissonance with these relationship variables, thereby bringing together literature from relationship marketing theory and cognitive dissonance theory.

Should Corporation Care about Negative Brand Publicity? Understanding the Impact of Negative Brand Publicity on Employees' Corporate Brand Pride

This article examines the effects of perceived negative brand publicity on employee emotions, attitudes and brand supporting behaviors. Drawing on Affective-Events-Theory (AET), it attempts to identify underlying affective and cognitive processes leading to behavioral change. Using data gathered from a large-scale survey of employees in Germany, our results show that perceived negative brand publicity affects emotional and attitudinal corporate brand pride of employees. In addition, higher levels of perceived negative brand publicity were negatively associated with brand-supporting behavior, such as employee referrals and word- of-mouth (WOM). We show that corporate brand experience through internal communications can be an effective tool in mitigating harmful effects of perceived negative brand publicity.

Albert Bandura (1925-2021).

Memorializes Albert Bandura (1925-2021). Bandura is internationally recognized as one of the world's most influential psychologists. Often compared in significance to Skinner, Freud, and Piaget, he is one of the most frequently cited psychologists of all time. His social cognitive theory of human functioning, emphasizing an agentic perspective toward self-development, adaptation, and change has had a profound effect across psychology, revolutionizing theories of behavior change and shaping education, public health, parenting, clinical health practice, and public policy. He served as President of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1974 at a time when psychologists were facing negative publicity about the dangers of behavior modification and Nixon administration cuts in funding. He presided over the founding of the Association for the Advancement of Psychology, seeing it as a vehicle to utilize psychological knowledge in developing public policy. Bandura died on July 26, 2021, at his family home. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Myths and misbelieves regarding COVID vaccines in India

Background: - COVID-19 is the most important public health problem of recent time. Many people require hospitalization after infection. COVID vaccination is the most effective way to prevent the disease. Due to extensive negative publicity through social media channels/platforms,significant number of individuals are not coming forward for vaccination. Therefore, study is needed to evaluate adverse effects associated with different vaccines available in India. Objectives: - To assess the adverse effects associated with COVID-19 vaccination and compare the side effect of two most commonly used COVID vaccines in India. Methods:- In the current report, a cross sectional study was conducted among beneficiaries of COVID-19 vaccines at the vaccination center of the LLRM Medical college, India. After institutional ethical clearance and informed consent, patients were asked about the symptoms they experienced after vaccination. A very simple random sampling approach was used to select beneficiaries. Information was collected on predesigned Google form and total 391 patients submitted the responses. Results:- Out of total respondents 77 % individuals reported one or more symptoms. Fever was reported to be most common problem (59.3%) followed by body ache (57.5%). Out of total beneficiaries, 68.3% experienced mild symptoms while 23% remain asymptomatic. Only few subjects reported moderate adverse effects (8.7%). None of the respondent reported severe and serious adverse effect. Conclusions:- Vaccine associated adverse effects were found less than 3 days and of mild variety in most of the beneficiaries. There was no difference in adverse effect profile of two commonly used vaccines in India. People must come forward for vaccination in mass without fearing of adverse effects of vaccines.

The effect of brand crises on endorser reputation and endorsement portfolios

AbstractWe often hear about a brand dropping a celebrity after the endorser has negative publicity. However, endorsers are not the only ones who are responsible for negative news; many brands also generate negative publicity as well. The growing frequency of brand crises and the demonstrated relationship between brand‐ and endorser‐reputation begs the question: What impact might a severe brand crisis have on a celebrity endorser's reputation and endorsement portfolio? Study 1 finds that negative publicity only impacts the brand's moral reputation if internal locus attributions are made. In turn, moral reputation positively impacts attitudes toward the brand, endorser, and other brands in their endorsement portfolio. Next, Study 2 discovers that endorsers may be perceived to have greater authenticity, leading to more favorable consumer attitudes, if they “drop” the offending brand. Finally, Study 3 finds that “dropping” the offending brand can mitigate negative spillover effects on attitudes toward bystander brands.

Analysis of Publication Activity and Patent Activity in Biotechnology from 2001 to 2020.

The article presents an analysis of research on biotechnology over the past 20 years based on the materials of patent and bibliometric databases. The dynamics of publication activity in the category ‘Biotechnology and applied Microbiology’ by years, thematic categories, and countries is revealed. The leading states in various fields are identified. The entry of Russian research into the world scientific space is determined, and priority vectors of domestic developments are noted. The most productive categories of biotechnological research within the country and with international participation are shown. Conclusions are drawn about developing areas of domestic research and areas with negative publication dynamics. Based on the subject matter of articles, the number of publications and citations, a list of Russian organizations for which biotechnology is the main field of activity has been compiled. The authors of the article review patent activity in the field of biotechnology, highlight the most relevant areas of patent activity in medicine, pharmacy, and agriculture. The most significant domestic inventions in recent years are noted. Conclusions are drawn about the high technical level of domestic inventions and their practical significance. The necessity of introducing scientific research into practical developments through the creation of various firms and enterprises on the basis of scientific institutions is indicated.

DAMPAK PUBLISITAS NEGATIF CYBER ABUSE MELALUI TINDER PADA REMAJA DI KOTA SURABAYA

The existence of the online dating application Tinder has changed people's behavior patterns in terms of finding a mate. Tinder does make it easier to find a mate, but some people give a negative assessment. Many Tinder users abuse the app, causing negative publicity. For example, news about the mutilation incident in the Kalibata City apartment, fraud and theft of motorbikes in the city of Banyumas, and sexual predators using the Tinder application. This negative publicity can cause a change in the attitude of teenagers using Tinder. This study aims to describe the acceptance of teenagers in Surabaya to negative news about the Tinder application. This study uses a qualitative method with a virtual ethnographic approach. Data collection techniques through participant observation, and interviews with six informants. Reception analysis using the encoding-decoding model from Stuart Hall. The results showed that negative news about the Tinder application resulted in the emergence of anxiety and worry for its users. This educates Tinder users to be more careful and selective in choosing a mate (negotiated positional). This study concludes that negative publicity raises awareness among Tinder users that crime can take place through online dating apps. The Tinder app needs to be 18 years old to download and install. Teenage users need to be more aware of the potential for cyber abuse through Tinder.

History Matching of Petroleum Engineering Graduation Rates

An email discussion among the four members focused on one of several charts created by Tom Blasingame, 2021 SPE president. A summary of their insights follows. Tom Blasingame explained the chart, which led to further discussion. The “reference” trend shown (red) occurs over the period from 1970 to 2000, which peaked at 1,587 BS graduates around 1984. It is a Gaussian probability distribution fitted to the data provided by Lloyd Heinze, professor at Texas Tech University’s Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum (solid black line), and data extracted from a 1991 paper by John C. Calhoun, who was then at Texas A&M University and previously served as the 1964 SPE president. The reference trend is then shifted in time to the period from 2003 to 2033 (green). The mean and standard deviation of the statistical trends are the same; only the midpoint in time and peak in BS graduates are adjusted for each period. We note an excellent match of the data in the period from 2003 to 2033. Taking the reference trend back in time to the period from 1940 to 1970 (purple trend), we do not get a reasonable match of the data, with the exception of a slump from about 1951 to 1956. It is difficult to explain this feature, other than to note that in this timeframe the US began to import significant quantities of oil. Regardless, we note the statistical trend does capture the beginning and end of this distribution, and we recognize that there is no single peak in the data trend from 1940 to 1970. If we follow the historical trends and the current increase in oil prices and consider the need for oil and gas in the foreseeable future, we predict that the downward trend may stabilize as it did before and level out at the range of 250 graduates a year, while the demand for graduates is much higher. In this scenario, I consider the following positives and negatives. - Negative publicity around fossil fuels and social/political pressure to shut down the oil industry will continue, pulling the graduates’ figures down. - Current energy shortages and price spikes will remind the public that the end of oil and gas is not near, which will start to improve the image of petroleum engineering. - Deepening global economic crises and rising inflation will reduce people’s buying power and move them from highly idealistic to mostly pragmatic decisions. That, combined with the unmatched salary prospect of petroleum engineers with only a 4-year undergraduate degree, will increase the interest in the PE degree. - Considering that oil and gas will remain to be slightly over 50% of the energy mix, and that the energy demand will increase by 47% by 2050, we will need to produce roughly 45% more oil and gas than today. Even with the increased efficiency … we will need more petroleum engineers.

Burch Procedure: A Historical Perspective.

The Burch procedure (1961) was considered the gold standard treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) before the midurethral slings (MUSs) were introduced, in 2001. This historical perspective of the Burch's timeline can encourage urogynecological surgeons to master the Burch technique as one of the options for surgical treatment of SUI. A bibliographic search was performed in the PubMed and National Library of Medicine (NIH) databases with the terms Burch colposuspension AND history AND stress urinary incontinence in the last 20 years. The original article by Burch (1961) was included. The references were read by three authors. The exclusion criterion was studies in non-English languages. Biomedical Library Special Collections were included as historical relevant search. Some modifications of the technique have been made since the Burch procedure was first described. The interest in this technique has been increasing due to the negative publicity associated with vaginal synthetic mesh products. Twenty-nine relevant articles were included in the present review article, and numerous trials have compared Burch colposuspension with MUS. This historical perspective enables the scientific community to review a standardized technique for SUI. Burch colposuspension should be considered an appropriate surgical treatment for women with SUI, and an option in urogynecological training programs worldwide.

The Influence of Ducoffe’s Advertising Value Model on Health Care Service Quality Perception

Hospital management works to enhance customer satisfaction by emphasising the level and quality of service provided to patients. This study looks into the effect of marketing methods on the quality of service provided in the healthcare industry. The application of the Ducoffe Advertising Model to evaluate hospital service quality expectations is intended to analyse advertising perception components that lead to satisfaction in three dimensions. A quantitative research technique was used to collect customer data. Advertising influences the perception of the service provided, and service quality influences satisfaction and reputation since poor service providers typically result in negative word of mouth and negative publicity about the hospital. The health sector must increase the value of its advertising by understanding the advertising aspects that have the most significant influence on consumers' perceptions. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

De-policing as a result of public scrutiny: examining officers’ perceptions of negative media attention and willingness to engage in self-initiated activity

ABSTRACT With police facing constant negative publicity, concerns have been raised that officers working the street will draw back on their efforts. Prior research relying on official data has not found increases in crime as a result of this so-called Ferguson or de-policing effect. In the present study, it is argued that officers’ own reported willingness to initiate proactive enforcement activities should be added to this body of research. If there is a Ferguson effect, it most likely exists in the realm of high-discretion, low-visibility decision making. Data are from surveys administered in-person to officers in a large, urban department. Results show that officers who perceive higher levels of negative publicity feel that police are less likely to self-initiate stops. Those who feared being filmed unfairly also reported reluctance among their colleagues. Perceptions of being supported by top management appeared to be a protective factor, with those experiencing strong support from managers reporting less concern about self-initiated enforcement. Findings support the existence of a de-policing or Ferguson effect insofar as intense scrutiny from the public and media appear to discourage some officers from initiating proactive stops. This indicates that when de-policing occurs, it is likely concentrated among high-discretion, low-visibility decisions.

Environmental certification and hotel market value

To counteract the negative publicity derived from environmental impacts and avoid.potential “greenwashing” accusations, hotels resort to third-party entities to certify their commitment to the environment. The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of environmental certifications on hotels’ market value. To fill this gap in the literature, this empirical study detects all announcements of environmental awards ever made by major publicly traded hotels in the United States. The findings show that environmental certification has a positive effect on hotels’ market value (reducing the effects of the alluded negative publicity); that this positive effect is higher for first-time awards; and.that a U-shaped effect exists for subsequent awards. Managerial implications for.hotels’ engagement in environmental awards are described. • Environmental certification has a positive effect on hotels’ market value. • Environmental certification’s positive effect is higher for first-time awards. • A U-shaped effect exists for subsequent awards. • Hotel size and year of the announcement are influential variables.

Determinants of maternal influenza vaccination in the context of low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

Pregnancy and early infancy are considered to be the vulnerable phases for severe influenza infection causing morbidity and mortality. Despite WHO recommendations, influenza is not included in the immunization programs of many low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review is aimed at identifying barriers and facilitators for maternal influenza vaccination amongst the perinatal women and their health care providers in low- and middle-income countries. We selected 11 studies from the 1669 records identified from PubMed, CABI, EMBASE and Global Health databases. Studies related to both pandemic and routine influenza vaccination and studies conducted amongst women in the antenatal as well as postnatal period were included. Both qualitative, quantitative, cross-sectional and interventional studies were included. Knowledge about influenza disease, perception of the disease severity during pregnancy and risk to the foetus/newborn and perceived benefits of influenza vaccination during pregnancy were associated with increased uptake of influenza vaccination during pregnancy. Recommendation by health care provider, vaccination in previous pregnancy and availability of vaccine in public health system facilitated vaccine uptake. High parity, higher education, vaccination in the later months of pregnancy, less than 4 antenatal visits, concerns about vaccine safety and negative publicity in media were identified as barriers for influenza vaccination. Lack of government recommendation, concerns about safety and effectiveness and distrust in manufacturer were the barriers for the healthcare providers to recommend vaccination. While availability of influenza vaccine in public health system can be a key to the success of vaccine implementation program, increasing the awareness about need and benefits of maternal influenza vaccination amongst pregnant women as well as their health care providers is crucial to improve the acceptance of maternal influenza vaccination in low and middle-income countries.

The potential of psychedelic medicine – A personal account

In 1965, I was training in clinical toxicology in the pharmacology department of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and living in the Haight Ashbury. I studied various psychedelics, including LSD, mescaline, and ibogaine, in human and animal models. The psychedelics were then being used as a therapeutic drug in clinical settings and researched as a potential antipersonnel agent by the U.S. government. Then, using psychedelics became a rite of passage for the emerging countercultural movement. After adverse reactions and negative publicity, states began to criminalize these drugs, beginning in 1966. The federal government eventually moved these drugs to Schedule 1 classification, shutting down research almost entirely.

How defensive medicine is defined in European medical literature: a systematic review

ObjectivesDefensive medicine has originally been defined as motivated by fear of malpractice litigation. However, the term is frequently used in Europe where most countries have a no-fault malpractice system. The...

Missed abdominal injury: why and how to deal? A retrospective interventional study

Introduction: Literature is silent on missed abdominal surgery mostly because, it has become rare after the use of routine whole body CT scan. Even if missed, it remains so small a number and for fear of negative publicity, it goes unpublished. It is felt that, missing an abdominal injury must be having an altered final outcome on the patients. With this question in mind, the old data, kept prospectively was analysed, with an aim to find out the prevalence of missed abdominal injury, why were the injures were missed and how to deal with them early and effectively so as to have a possible positive change in the final outcome. Materials and methods: It was a retrospective interventional study from Jan 2002 to May 2017, where cases of blunt abdominal injuries were included and war/ insurgency related gunshot, penetrating and bowel injuries were excluded in two large military hospital in peace locations. Only cases with blunt injuries including the transferred patients from the other hospital were included in the study, where the injuries were missed at three level, namely clinically unsuspected, at CT scan and at laparotomy. Result: There were 72 patients with blunt abdominal injuries. There were 67 males and five females with age range from 8- 72 years (mean 30.70 SD13.759).Forty-three (43) patients were managed by observation and 18 patients were operated. Twelve (12) injuries were missed mostly due to, not suspecting an injury, un-conscious patient with severe head injury and misinterpretation of CT images. Six patients underwent laparoscopy. Only one patient, a laparotomy was avoided. There were three mortalities from the missed organ injury group. Conclusion: Missing an injury is presumed to be relatively uncommon. Mesenteric and isolated pancreatic injury are most often missed. Diagnostic laparoscopy confirms mesenteric injury and saponification of fat suggest pancreatic injury and duodenal injury even missed at laparotomy, when done very early.