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Legitimized identity vs identifiable legitimacy

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  • Lin Xiu
  • Feng Lu
  • Xin Liang

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Purpose - Organizational identity and organizational legitimacy are related constructs, but comprehensive studies of the relationship have been lacking in the literature of organizational studies. This paper aims to propose a framework that includes four possible relationships between organizational legitimacy and identity. Design/methodology/approach - The authors evaluate the causes of each of these relationships and an important consequence of the relationship: their influences on organizational adaptation. Findings - With a series of propositions, the authors make a tentative, but valuable, move toward integrating two broad streams of social perspective of organizing, institutional theory and organizational identity and call for research efforts in this direction. Originality/value - The paper is the first one that explores the relationship between organizational identity and organizational legitimacy in a comprehensive way.

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  • Lin Xiu & Feng Lu & Xin Liang, 2019. "Legitimized identity vs identifiable legitimacy," Nankai Business Review International, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 11(1), pages 102-120, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:nbripp:nbri-03-2019-0009
    DOI: 10.1108/NBRI-03-2019-0009
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