Measuring individual legitimacy perceptions: Scale development and validation
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 …
collective perceptions and individual judgments. Much of the empirical research on …
Legitimacy revisited: Disentangling propriety, validity, and consensus
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 …
propriety and validity. Propriety refers to an individual evaluator's belief that a legitimacy …
An integrative model of legitimacy judgments
LP Tost - Academy of management review, 2011 - journals.aom.org
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 …
and a model of the process by which these judgments develop and change. I argue that …
The architecture of legitimacy: Constructing accounts of organizational controversies
KD Elsbach - The psychology of legitimacy, 2001 - books.google.com
In this chapter I focus on perceptions of organizational legitimacy. Organizational legitimacy
may be defined as" a generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are …
may be defined as" a generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are …
Organizational legitimacy, reputation, and status: Insights from micro-level measurement
A Bitektine, K Hill, F Song… - Academy of …, 2020 - journals.aom.org
Research on the microfoundations of social evaluations requires microtranslation of
concepts and measures used in macro-organizational research. The development of valid …
concepts and measures used in macro-organizational research. The development of valid …
[HTML][HTML] Measuring a scientifically multifaceted concept. The jungle of organizational legitimacy
F Díez-Martín, A Blanco-González… - European Research on …, 2021 - Elsevier
Measuring organizational legitimacy has become a challenge for researchers because they
face a multilevel construct, where diverse terminologies, approaches, and evaluators …
face a multilevel construct, where diverse terminologies, approaches, and evaluators …
Managing legitimacy: Strategic and institutional approaches
MC Suchman - Academy of management review, 1995 - journals.aom.org
This article synthesizes the large but diverse literature on organizational legitimacy,
highlighting similarities and disparities among the leading strategic and institutional …
highlighting similarities and disparities among the leading strategic and institutional …
Toward a new measure of organizational legitimacy: Method, validation, and illustration
JP Vergne - Organizational Research Methods, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Measures of organizational legitimacy fall in three categories, based, respectively, on the
observation of code adoption, firm linkages, and media coverage. Such variety reflects the …
observation of code adoption, firm linkages, and media coverage. Such variety reflects the …
Operationalizing legitimacy
EW Schoon - American Sociological Review, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
phenomena, yet measuring legitimacy is a persistent challenge. In this article, I synthesize …