Legitimacy: Concept Development Analysis under Stakeholders Theory
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2016v18n44p66Abstract
The present study aims to analyze how the concept of “legitimacy” has been evolving in the Stakeholders Theory. To that end, an exploratory and qualitative research has been done based on integrative literature review. The results showed that the concept of “legitimacy” still is imprecise and rarely discussed in the stakeholder literature. Few authors have attempted to formulate a definition for the concept and the majority adopts the most accepted definition. Some studies, despite using the term "legitimacy", do not offer any definition employed. Discrepancy related to legitimacy typology, aspects and objectives were found. The concept is commonly adapted to the context and objective which it is being used to. An important factor that contributes to the imprecision in the definition of the term "legitimacy" derives from the use of a very broad concept for "stakeholder". Therefore, the study contributes to the development of the concept of “legitimacy” in regard to Stakeholders Theory.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
The author must ensure:
- that there is complete consensus among all co-authors to approve the final version of the paper and its submission for publication.
- that their work is original, and if the work and/or words of others have been used, these have been duly acknowledged.
Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. RCA reserves the right to use software or any other methods of plagiarism detection.
All submissions received for evaluation in the RCA journal are screened for plagiarism and self-plagiarism. Plagiarism identified in manuscripts during the evaluation process will result in the submission being archived. In the event of plagiarism being identified in a manuscript published in the journal, the Editor-in-Chief will conduct a preliminary investigation and, if necessary, retract it.
Authors grant RCA exclusive rights of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons (CC BY) 4.0 International License.
Authors are authorized to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (e.g., publishing in an institutional repository, on a personal website, publishing a translation, or as a chapter in a book), with an acknowledgement of its authorship and initial publication in this journal.
This license grants any user the right to:
Share – copy, download, print, or redistribute the material in any medium or format.
Adapt – remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
According to the following terms:
Attribution – You must give appropriate credit (cite and reference), provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
No additional restrictions – You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
