The constitution of organizational legitimacy: A narrative perspective

Organization Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1149-1167

  Golant, Benjamin D ^a,b   Sillince, John A A ^a,b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Legitimacy; Narrative; Social construction; Structuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250848284     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607075671     Document Type: Article

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