Strategic Legitimacy Assessment: The Case of the Illinois livestock industry

This thesis presents a legitimacy assessment method. Three core elements constitute the basis of the method - the stakeholder figure, the legitimacy themes and the legitimacy bases. The analysis combines the deductive and inductive investigative approaches. The context for the legitimacy assessment is the Illinois livestock industry. Results indicate the Illinois livestock industry has severe legitimacy liabilities. Additionally, the industry strategy may be ineffective addressing the legitimacy challenges posed by local communities. A secondary result of the research identifies the role of the legitimacy agent as a central component of the legitimacy state. Recommendations to improve the current legitimacy state of the Illinois livestock industry are provided.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S. (master's)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2019

Author dc:creator

• Pereira, Filipe Keuper Rodrigues

Contributors dc:contributor

• Goldsmith, Peter D.

• Livestock
• Legitimacy assessment
• Agricultural and consumer economics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2008 Filipe Keuper Rodrigues Pereira

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/102302

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/102302