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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
Citations by year
2026: 2681 · 2025: 1654 · 2024: 1347 · 2023: 1207 · 2022: 1227 · 2021: 1174 · 2020: 1231 · 2019: 1123 · 2018: 948 · 2017: 865 · 2016: 807 · 2015: 769 · 2014: 768 · 2013: 729 · 2012: 572
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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