TY - JOUR
T1 - Organizational legitimacy under conditions of complexity
T2 - The case of the multinational enterprise
AU - Kostova, Tatiana
AU - Zaheer, Srilata
PY - 1999/1
Y1 - 1999/1
N2 - We examine organizational legitimacy in the context of the multinational enterprise (MNE). After discussing three types of complexity (of the legitimating environment, the organization, and the process of legitimation) that MNEs typically face, we explore their effects on MNE legitimacy. In particular, we distinguish between the legitimacy of the MNE as a whole and that of its parts, and we develop propositions that include issues of internal versus external legitimacy and positive and negative legitimacy spillovers.
AB - We examine organizational legitimacy in the context of the multinational enterprise (MNE). After discussing three types of complexity (of the legitimating environment, the organization, and the process of legitimation) that MNEs typically face, we explore their effects on MNE legitimacy. In particular, we distinguish between the legitimacy of the MNE as a whole and that of its parts, and we develop propositions that include issues of internal versus external legitimacy and positive and negative legitimacy spillovers.
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U2 - 10.5465/AMR.1999.1580441
DO - 10.5465/AMR.1999.1580441
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033249245
SN - 0363-7425
VL - 24
SP - 64
EP - 81
JO - Academy of Management Review
JF - Academy of Management Review
IS - 1
ER -
