existing concepts such as isomorphism within the third sector, and new conceptual research. The paper consolidates the …

actions, influence its social disclosure (SD) practices as well as how ethical lapses affect both the firm’s legitimacy within … undermine the credibility of its SD in financial markets, either directly or through a firm’s legitimacy? Do ethical lapses … affect a firm’s market value and is this effect mediated by SD and legitimacy? Design/methodology/approach Three hypotheses …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify and extend knowledge concerning the relationship between legitimacy … research has found links between legitimacy and organizational success, the authors test this assumption by case analysis, on a … legitimacy obtain better organizational results as well as improved access to resources. The findings also show that not all …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop theory regarding reputation and legitimacy signaling by organizations … in contested emerging fields characterized by category ambiguity. Because impression management becomes increasingly … fields respond to organizational attempts to seek acceptance and manage impressions. Design/methodology/approach Using a …

likely to be the ability to learn faster than competitors. Reviews the literature on strategic change and competition and …

Purpose – British empirical research suggests culture and change have contributed to every lean failure. While … of successful lean conversions. This paper aims to explore the importance of a suitable change strategy resulting in the … lean audits were carried out in 20 companies as a comprehensive validating exercise. Findings – The significance of change …

management fields delimited this study to the identification of three core issues, their sub‐dimensions and associated …

was not possible for the need for radical change to be accepted. The extent to which these challenges are inevitable is to …