In this paper we analyze how legitimacy allows us to develop differentiated relationships in business networks. Our … central argument is that the building of legitimacy in business networks through certification needs the development of what … institutional theories (DiMaggio and Powell, 1983) approach to explain how business networks can adopt and manage legitimacy. We …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss how network relationships, with business as well as with non … point to the importance of including relationships with both business and non-business actors to understand the subsidiary … strategy processes. The authors suggest that such processes can be explained by interdependent relationships in a wider network …

Labelling Organizations International (Acronym: FLO). The label is the world’s first International Fairtrade Certification Mark … creation in relationships (Ricardo, 1821; Smith, 1937; Kothandaraman and Wilson, 2001), and moral conception of the firm to … respecting the principle of fair relationships. …

Labelling Organizations International (Acronym: FLO). The label is the world’s first International Fairtrade Certification Mark … creation in relationships (Ricardo, 1821; Smith, 1937; Kothandaraman and Wilson, 2001), and moral conception of the firm to … respecting the principle of fair relationships. …

different structure of social networks – which groves on different positions in terms of achieving common goals and sustaining … and developing norms and networks for collective action - is helpful for successful uptake of socio-economic processes and … key element, and enables us to understand better the competitive performances of firms. The relationships of firms, among …

This paper studies the interaction of information disclosure and reputational concerns in certification markets. We …

Who does, and who should initiate costly certification by a third party under asymmetric quality information, the buyer …-induced certification acts as an inspection device, seller-induced certification as a signalling device. Seller-induced certification … maximizes the certifier's profit and social welfare. This suggests the general principle that certification is, and should be …

convince consumers of the high quality of its products. Alternatively, a firm can rely on external certification of the quality … external certification. We also show that the potential to signal quality is improved if consumers condition their beliefs on … the source of information, namely whether information comes from external certification or from random detection. …