Recent research has conceptualized legitimacy as a multi‐level phenomenon comprising
propriety and validity. Propriety refers to an individual evaluator's belief that a legitimacy …

I develop a theoretical framework that specifies the content underlying legitimacy judgments
and a model of the process by which these judgments develop and change. I argue that …

abstract We build on Boltanski and Thévenot's theory of justification to account for the ways
in which different stakeholder groups actively engage with discourses and objects to …

The distinction of macro-and microfoundations of institutions implies a multilevel
conceptualization of institutional processes. We adopt the evaluators' perspective on …

To fully understand legitimacy as a complex construct, it is necessary to capture both
collective perceptions and individual judgments. Much of the empirical research on …

Legitimacy has emerged as a pivotal but often confusing construct in management theory.
Defined as a “generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are …

Legitimacy is widely invoked as a condition, cause, and outcome of other social
phenomena, yet measuring legitimacy is a persistent challenge. In this article, I synthesize …

This article synthesizes the large but diverse literature on organizational legitimacy,
highlighting similarities and disparities among the leading strategic and institutional …

Legitimacy is a central concept in organizational institutionalism. The term 'legitimacy'dates
back to the dawn of organization theory; however, for most of the past century, research on …

Measuring organizational legitimacy has become a challenge for researchers because they
face a multilevel construct, where diverse terminologies, approaches, and evaluators …