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Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches

Suchman, Mark C.·1995·The Academy of Management Review

DOI 10.2307/258788

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This article synthesizes the large but diverse literature on organizational legitimacy, highlighting similarities and disparities among the leading strategic and institutional approaches. The analysis identifies three primary forms of legitimacy: pragmatic, based on audience self-interest; moral, based on normative approval: and cognitive, based on comprehensibility and taken-for-grantedness. The article then examines strategies for gaining, maintaining, and repairing legitimacy of each type, suggesting both the promises and the pitfalls of such instrumental manipulations.

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Authors: Suchman, M. C.
Affiliations: University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author: Suchman, Mark C.
Venue: The Academy of Management Review
Publisher: Academy of Management
Published: 1995-07
Volume: 20
Issue: 3
Pages: 571
ISSN: 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/258788
OpenAlex: W2162412465
Cited by: 19,903
References: 119
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FWCI: 29.24
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Strategy and Culture
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Identity and Reputation
Keywords: organizational legitimacy, legitimacy management, pragmatic legitimacy, moral legitimacy, cognitive legitimacy, legitimation strategies, legitimacy maintenance, institutional theory

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Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches

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