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Legitimacy can be understood as the conformation with social norms, values, and expectations (Oliver 1996). It is subjectively perceived and ascribed to actions or institutions by social construction (Berger/Luckman 1966). Legitimacy is vital for organizational survival as it is a precondition for the continuous flow of resources and the sustained support by the organization’s constituents (Parsons 1960; Pfeffer/Salancik 1978; Weber 1978). Persons or institutions who lose legitimacy find it difficult to enter into processes of social exchange as their partners do not rely on their compliance with social rules.
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Palazzo, G., Scherer, A.G. (2007). Organizational Legitimacy as Deliberation: Towards a New Political Role of the Business Firm. In: Lang, R., Schmidt, A. (eds) Individuum und Organisation. DUV. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8350-9386-7_2
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