by Blog editor | Mar 28, 2025 | Publication
Why do some companies gain moral legitimacy while others face public backlash—despite delivering the same positive outcomes? The study reveals that it’s not just what organizations achieve that matters, but why they do it. When outcomes are driven by prosocial...
by Blog editor | Feb 4, 2025 | Publication
Legitimacy has long been studied either at the individual or collective level, but recent research highlights the need to integrate these perspectives. In the Journal of Management Studies, Patrick Haack, Jost Sieweke, and Mike Pfarrer explore the often-overlooked...
by Blog editor | Nov 20, 2024 | Publication
Marketization,’ i.e., the spread of market logic through the introduction of new market practices, is a pervasive phenomenon that can cause discomfort and sometimes prompt active resistance among actors in the field. It is puzzling why market logic is gaining ground...
by Blog editor | Nov 11, 2024 | Publication
While the CEO position is already recognized as a highly demanding role, multi-CEOs lead not one, but several different companies. As such, this ability to reconcile seemingly incompatible roles presents an intriguing research case. Recently, the Academy of Management...
