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Legitimacy Attribution

Legitimacy Attribution is a theoretical construct within organizational legitimacy theory that specifies the cognitive and social process through which stakeholders ascribe legitimacy to an organization based on perceived adherence to normative, pragmatic, or cognitive institutional expectations.

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7.5K

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78

Authors

63

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2017–2026

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Publications

42

The Psychology of Legitimacy: Emerging Perspectives on Ideology, Justice, and Intergroup Relations

Henry A. Walker, John T. Jost, Brenda Major · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2003 · 1.2K citations

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ACQUIRING ORGANIZATIONAL LEGITIMACY THROUGH ILLEGITIMATE ACTIONS: A MARRIAGE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT THEORIES.

Kimberly D. Elsbach, Robert I. Sutton · Academy of Management Journal · 1992 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Managing Organizational Legitimacy in the California Cattle Industry: The Construction and Effectiveness of Verbal Accounts

Kimberly D. Elsbach · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1994 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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The implications of Organizational Legitimacy for Corporate Social Performance and Disclosure

Cristi Kay Lindblom · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1994 · 1K citations

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Legitimacy Theory or Managerial Reality Construction? Corporate Social Disclosure in Marks and Spencer Plc Corporate Reports, 1969-1997

David J. Campbell · Accounting Forum · 2000 · 402 citations

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Authors

78

  1. TL
    Tobias Lenz

    German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Germany

    2 publications · 182 citations

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  2. JT
    John T. Jost

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. LA
    Lora Anne Viola

    Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    2 publications · 182 citations

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  4. KD
    Kimberly D. Elsbach

    University of California, Davis, United States

    2 publications · 2.2K citations

    2

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  5. GM
    Giorgia Miotto

    Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain

    1 publications · 75 citations

    1

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Institutions

63

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Anglia Ruskin University

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    188 citations

  3. Freie Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    182 citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    107 citations

  5. Politecnico di Milano

    Milan, Italy

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    168 citations

  6. Oklahoma State University

    Stillwater, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  7. Université du Burundi

    Bujumbura, Burundi

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  8. École Supérieure de Commerce de Rennes

    Rennes, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    254 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Business Ethics

    5 publications · 367 citations

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  2. Corporate Reputation Review

    2 publications · 353 citations

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  3. Journal of Management Studies

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  4. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 1 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Medical Entomology and Zoology

    1 publications · 1K citations

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