by Pauline Alessandra | Sep 15, 2026 | News
Candid Discussions on Legitimacy: Closing Gaps, Opening New Questions By Sonia Siraz and Björn Claes The Candid Discussions on Legitimacy PDW returned to AOM this year in Philadelphia for its second edition, following its debut in Copenhagen. Given the strong interest...
by Pauline Alessandra | Sep 7, 2026 | Publication
Ghods, A., Ricard, A., Aldebert, B., & Schoon, E. W. (2026). Measuring New Venture Legitimacy: A Multi‐dimensional Approach Using Computational Textual Analysis. British Journal of Management, e70089. The authors propose a multi-dimensional approach to...
by Julian Corj | Sep 6, 2026 | Publication
Gibert, C., & Plantec, Q. (2026). The living lab and the cursed catalyst: Navigating the legitimacy challenges of innovation intermediaries for sustainable innovation. Research Policy, 55(3), 105403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105403 Living labs are...
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,...
