Legitimacy

Academy of Management AnnalsVol. 11, No. 1 ArticlesLegitimacyRoy Suddaby, Alex Bitektine and Patrick HaackRoy SuddabyPeter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University, Alex BitektineHEC Montreal and Patrick HaackUniversity of LausannePublished Online:25 Oct 2016https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2015.0101AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsDownload CitationsAdd to favoritesTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleREFERENCESAhlstrom D., Bruton G. D. 2001. Learning from successful local private firms in China: Establishing legitimacy. Academy of Management Perspectives, 15: 72–83.Link , Google ScholarAldrich H. E., Fiol C. M. 1994. Fools rush in? The institutional context of industry creation. Academy of Management Review, 19: 645–670.Link , Google ScholarAldrich H. E., Ruef M. 2006. Organizations evolving (2nd ed.). London, UK: SAGE Publications. 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