by Pauline Alessandra | Jun 17, 2026 | News
The 4th International Workshop on Organizational Legitimacy took place on June 8–9, 2026 in Aix-en-Provence, France. Organized by a dedicated team from the CERGAM (Center d’Etudes et de Recherche en Gestion d’Aix-Marseille) and CLE (Chaire Légitimité...
by Pauline Alessandra | Jun 15, 2026 | Publication
Loos, C., Spraul, K. Measuring first-order legitimacy judgments: development of the corporate profession legitimacy scale. Review of Managerial Science (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-026-01019-8 In their new article, Cynthia Loos and Katharina Spraul develop...
by Pauline Alessandra | Jun 15, 2026 | Publication
Authors: Louis Lines, Niall Mackenzie and Dominic Chalmer As trust in institutions continues to erode across much of the Western world, understanding how strongly established legitimacy can be actively undermined has become an increasingly urgent concern for...
by Adrianna Jezierska | Apr 15, 2026 | Publication
Authors : Moritz Gruban, Matthieu Légeret, Patrick Haack Our study tests a core assumption in legitimacy research: that evaluators’ legitimacy judgements translate into corresponding behaviour. To examine the alignment between legitimacy judgements and actions, we...
by Pauline Alessandra | Apr 15, 2026 | Publication
by Thaler, J., Sievert, M., Siraz, S. S., & Pinz, A. Journal of Management Studies. Summary In their 2026 article published in the Journal of Management Studies, Julia Thaler, Martin Sievert, Sonia Siraz, and Alexander Pinz make an important contribution to...
by Pauline Alessandra | Feb 12, 2026 | Publication
Seidemann, I., Weißmüller, K. S., & Geiger, D. The Downward Spiral of Legitimacy Erosion: Lessons on Network Governance Failure During the German “Refugee Crisis”. Public Administration Review. Summary In their 2025 article published in Public Administration...
by Pauline Alessandra | Feb 12, 2026 | Publication
Our study examines how entrepreneurs in India, Kenya, and Mexico navigate the challenge of seeking funding from Western impact investors while maintaining legitimacy within their local communities. Prior research has focused largely on investors’ perspectives,...
by Pauline Alessandra | Dec 15, 2025 | Publication
Legitimacy tests – moments when an organization’s activities are critically questioned by evaluating audiences – are a frequent occurrence in today’s complex societies. In our paper, “Legitimacy tests: Theorizing legitimacy as justification work,” we...
by Pauline Alessandra | Dec 15, 2025 | Publication
Digitalization reshapes even the most tradition-bound institutions. This study by Jan Danko, Oren Golan, and Katja Rost explores how religious institutions legitimate the use of digital media. It examines Benedictine monasteries – reclusive communities of religious...
by Adrianna Jezierska | Oct 6, 2025 | Publication
At the 2025 EGOS Conference in Athens, the Social Evaluations sub-theme gathered scholars to advance a deeper understanding of the complexities and nuances that shape how we judge individuals, organizations, and institutions. A recurring theme in the field is its...
