Legitimized identity vs identifiable legitimacy
Purpose: Organizational identity and organizational legitimacy are related constructs, but comprehensive studies of the relationship have been lacking in the literature of organizational studies. This paper aims to propose a framework that includes four possible relationships between organizational legitimacy and identity. Design/methodology/approach: The authors evaluate the causes of each of these relationships and an important consequence of the relationship: their influences on organizational adaptation. Findings: With a series of propositions, the authors make a tentative, but valuable, move toward integrating two broad streams of social perspective of organizing, institutional theory and organizational identity and call for research efforts in this direction. Originality/value: The paper is the first one that explores the relationship between organizational identity and organizational legitimacy in a comprehensive way.
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2019
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Authors: | Xiu, Lin ; Lu, Feng ; Liang, Xin |
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Nankai Business Review International. - Emerald, ISSN 2040-8749, ZDB-ID 2549226-3. - Vol. 11.2019, 1 (18.11.), p. 102-120
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Emerald |
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