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Legitimacy Expectations

Legitimacy Expectations is a construct in organizational theory that refers to the societal and institutional standards perceived by audiences as appropriate or desirable for an organization’s structures, behaviors, and practices, thereby distinguishing it from other legitimacy-related constructs by specifying the normative criteria used to evaluate organizational conformity to accepted values and rules.

45

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2.7K

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95

Authors

67

Institutions

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2017–2026

18

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Publications

45

Why Do People Accept Public Policies They Oppose? Testing Legitimacy Theory with a Survey-Based Experiment

James L. Gibson, Gregory A. Caldeira, Lester K. Spence · Political Research Quarterly · 2005 · 308 citations

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Algorithmic control and gig workers: a legitimacy perspective of Uber drivers

Martin Wiener, W. Alec Cram, Alexander Benlian · European Journal of Information Systems · 2021 · 203 citations

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Personal and participatory socializers of the perceived legitimacy of aggressive behavior in sport

David E. Conroy, John M. Silva, R Newcomer et al. · Aggressive Behavior · 2001 · 153 citations

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Perceived legitimacy of parental authority and tobacco and alcohol use during early adolescence

Journal of Adolescent Health · 2002 · 135 citations

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Operationalizing Legitimacy

Eric W. Schoon · American Sociological Review · 2022 · 132 citations

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Authors

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  1. BW
    Brent W. Walker

    West Virginia University, United States

    2 publications · 172 citations

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  2. ME
    Marvin E. Olsen

    Indiana University, United States

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  3. JM
    John M. Silva

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    2 publications · 172 citations

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  4. JL
    James L. Gibson

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    2 publications · 375 citations

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  5. DE
    David E. Conroy

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    2 publications · 172 citations

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Institutions

67

  1. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    440 citations

  2. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    428 citations

  3. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    246 citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    288 citations

  5. Kedge Business School

    Talence, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  6. Southern Methodist University

    Dallas, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    101 citations

  7. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    99 citations

  8. Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

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Venues

  1. Aggressive Behavior

    2 publications · 172 citations

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  2. Social Justice Research

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  3. International Journal of Strategic Communication

    IJSC · 2 publications · 142 citations

    2

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  4. Social Problems

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  5. Political Research Quarterly

    PRQ · 2 publications · 375 citations

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