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The intellectual structure of organizational legitimacy research: a co-citation analysis in business journals

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As a result of growing interest in the relationship between organizational legitimacy and survival, the flow of publications in the field makes it difficult to maintain a birds-eye view of the multiple lines of research. The purpose of this study is to map the intellectual structure of current scholarship on organizational legitimacy. Through the study of bibliometric co-citations, we identify the most active research areas in organizational legitimacy, their sub-disciplinary composition, patterns of interrelationship, the most influential subject matters and transformative discoveries. This paper contributes to the literature on organizational legitimacy by facilitating quick understanding of the intellectual structure of the field and identifying future lines of research.

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We thank Professors Emilio Díez and Luis Díez, for insightful comments and suggestions on previous drafts. During the completion of the paper we also benefited from discussions at research seminars at Fundacion Camilo Prado and European Academy of Management and Business Economics International Conference.

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Appendix: Network summary

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pp

1

6.81

0.49

15

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2007

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V50

P289

1

7.08

0.38

9.58

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V30

P629

1

 

0.31

1

Battilana J

2010

Acad Manage J

V53

P1419

1

 

0.07

1

Pache AC

2013

Acad Manage J

V56

P972

1

 

0.05

1

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2012

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V

P

1

 

0.03

1

Greenwood R

2011

Acad Manag Ann

V5

P317

1

 

0.03

1

Thornton PH

2008

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0.03

1

Rao H

2003

Am J Sociol

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P795

1

 

0.02

1

Suddaby R

2010

J Manage Inquiry

V19

P14

1

8.59

0

1

Scott W R

2008

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0

1

Greenwood R

2010

Organ Sci

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P521

1

 

0

1

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P993

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0

1

Battilana J

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Acad Manag Ann

V8

P397

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Acad Manage Rev

V39

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Tracey P

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0

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Acad Manage J

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0

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P932

1

 

0

1

Jay J

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Acad Manage J

V56

P137

1

 

0

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Boxenbaum E

2008

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book

P78

1

 

0

1

Fiss PC

2004

Admin Sci Quart

V49

P501

1

 

0

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Hsu G

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Organ Sci

V16

P474

2

31.53

0.28

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Suchman MC

1995

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2

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Scott WR

1995

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1991

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2.11

Ruef M

1998

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0.01

1.04

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1991

Admin Sci Quart

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0.35

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Levinthal DA

1993

Strategic Manage J

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0.28

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1997

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0.16

1

Deephouse DL

1996

Acad Manage J

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Powell W

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0.08

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1996

Acad Manage J

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0.03

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1995

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Powell W W

1991

New I Org Anal

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1994

Am J Sociol

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0

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DiMaggio P

1991

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0

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Friedland R

1991

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0

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0

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6.49

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8.54

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1.08

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Díez-Martín, F., Blanco-González, A. & Prado-Román, C. The intellectual structure of organizational legitimacy research: a co-citation analysis in business journals. Rev Manag Sci 15, 1007–1043 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-020-00380-6

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