We view an individual’s legitimacy judgment as an attitude. It is influenced by a personal belief system composed of … legitimacy of the Canadian oil sands industry. We hypothesize that an individual’s legitimacy judgment may be influenced by three … economic development. These are expected to have negative and positive effects, respectively, on an individual’s legitimacy …

governance. The changing distribution of risks poses a threat to the legitimacy of business firms that normally derive their … legitimacy from operating in compliance with the legal rules of democratic nation states. However, during the process of …, business firms have to address the various legitimacy challenges of their operations directly and cannot rely upon the …

Businesses increasingly assume political roles, despite issues of legitimacy. The presented two case studies illustrate …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the ways through which companies gain legitimacy. However, CSR actions … behavior. Legitimacy of CSR actions is indeed influenced by the actions of the company but also is rooted in the basic cultural … values of a society and in the ideologies of evaluators. This study examines the legitimacy of CSR actions of publicly traded …