The Economy of Prestige: Prizes, Awards, and the Circulation of Cultural Value

By James F. English. 2005

512 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Sociology and Political Science, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Philosophy

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In Sociology and Political Science

1. Dirk De Clercq
2. M. Voronov
3. Balazs Kovacs
4. Amanda J. C. Sharkey

In Visual Arts and Performing Arts

1. Dirk De Clercq
2. M. Voronov
3. Balazs Kovacs
4. Amanda J. C. Sharkey

In Philosophy

1. Dirk De Clercq
2. M. Voronov
3. Balazs Kovacs
4. Amanda J. C. Sharkey

Citations in the corpus

• The Paradox of Publicity (2014, background): “…reasons why readers tend to orient themselves toward award-winning books, implying that the receipt of a prestigious literary prize can be thought of as a significant status shock that leads to a dramatic uptick in attention and, consequently, readership for prizewinning books (English, 2008).”
• Sustainability in entrepreneurship: A tale of two logics (2011, background): “This strategy involves entrepreneurs emphasizing their ability to surpass others when adhering to their own preferred logic; this enables them to claim higher status as a function of their superior enactment of such logics (English, 2005; Ulin, 1995).”