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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"legitimacy theory"”.
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Legitimacy theory as an explanation for corporate environmental disclosures
… aim of this thesis was to refine and develop legitimacy theory as an explanation for voluntary corporate envirormiental disclosures in the armual report. Legitimacy theory posits that for a corporation to continue to exist it must act in congruence with society's values and norms (Dowling & …
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Corporate social reporting in South Africa : a test of legitimacy theory
Bibliography: leaves 129-139.
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Corporate social disclosure in the timber industry in Western Australia 1989-1998 : A test of legitimacy theory
… turned their attention to media agenda setting theory in addition to legitimacy theory as the theoretical framework for researching voluntary social disclosure in the annual report of a company. Their research has tended to show a significant relationship between the extent and change in the …
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Liking the Met Gala: Towards a Quantification of Organisational Legitimacy through Instagram
Grounded in foundational organisational legitimacy theory, this research examines the role of Instagram Likes as a foundational metric for organisational legitimacy, proposing a novel framework that positions digital engagement as a modern-day opinion poll (Bitektine & Haack, 2015). Using the Met …
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Exploring the crux of social entrepreneurship: The pursuit of blended value creation
… contributing to social enterprise management theory. Having examined BVC from existing theory (in chapter 2), this thesis goes on to contribute to a more applied understanding of BVC by examining four cases of social enterprises in Bangladesh using a grounded theory approach (see chapter 3, 4 …
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Race and Contact at Play: Understanding Blacks’ Experiences and Perceptions with Law Enforcement
… remained strained, raising concerns about police legitimacy, fairness and trustworthiness. A long-standing history of systemic racial discrimination, marked by police brutality and racial profiling, has disproportionately targeted Black communities, leaving deep social scars that continue to fuel …
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NON-TRADITIONAL TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS AND PERCEPTIONS AND SYMPTOMS OF VICTIMIZATION AMONG DIASPORIC INDIVIDUALS: MEMBERS OF THE COPTIC CHRISTIAN DIASPORA IN THE UNITED STATES AS A CASE STUDY
… of victimization, the study uses contact theory and intergroup interaction theory. The study also depends on legitimacy theory to study the ways in which government officials use judicial and non-judicial measures of transitional justice mechanisms to address self- classification of …
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A critical analysis of Resolution 1117/19 of the Organization of American States Permanent Council declaring illegitimate the Presidency of Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela
… philosophy. Through the lens of political legitimacy theory this study considers two justifications underpinning OAS Resolution 1117/19. Each justification is rooted in a legal framework. The basis of the first justification is the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and the second is the …
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Users’ perceptions of the drivers for corporate sustainability disclosures made by Chinese listed companies
… tested and differentiated the influence of Legitimacy Theory, Stakeholder Theory and Signalling Theory both separately and collectively. A pilot study was undertaken prior to the main study, to address the validity and feasibility of the application for the perception analysis. The responses …
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An issue-based approach to organisational legitimacy: the case of Namdeb
… method was used and the issues influencing the legitimacy of Namdeb, a public private joint venture (PPJV) between the Government of Namibia and De Beers, international diamond miner and retailer was investigated. The findings show that a number of interconnected and constant issues collectively …
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The disclosure of outsourcing activities: a case of Saudi Arabian listed companies
… based on six disclosure theories (agency theory, signalling theory, stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory, preparation costs theory and proprietary costs theory) to interpret the empirical findings. The study revealed significant variations in outsourcing disclosure practices in the Saudi …
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The effect of community police integrity, trust and performance on community happiness in the United Arab Emirates
… The results showed that the policy feedback theory (PFT), legitimacy theory and the conceptual model presented in this study offer explanatory elements for community happiness and policing and provided the explanation for the effect of integrity and trust in the police on community happiness. …
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The impact of sustainability committee characteristics on corporate sustainability performance: Evidence from the FTSE 150 non-financial companies
… by examining through the lens of stakeholder theory, Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) and legitimacy theory: through (1) the impact of sustainability committee characteristics (SCC) on Corporate Sustainability Performance (CSP) and (2) any significant differences between findings when focused …
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Corporate responsibility reporting in the foodservice sector in the UK: a critical realist perspective
… manage its relationship with stakeholders. Both legitimacy theory and stakeholder theory have been used to explore motivations for CR reporting and there is recognition of an overlap in these theories. This study also contributes to this debate by identifying the mechanism for this overlap.
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corporate social responsibility disclosure:an examination of framework of determinants and consequences.
… stand alone reports. The framework is based on legitimacy theory as appropriate theoretical background for CSD, and the main idea in this theoretical framework is that CSD is a function of social pressure on companies concerning their social responsibility. The framework has started with explain …
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The Labour and Human Rights issues in Sri Lankan global supplier companies of UK multinationals: The influencing factors
… governance structures, institutional forces and legitimacy seeking intentions of MNCs on L&HR issues in garment, rubber and tea sectors. The thesis is based on three theoretical domains; Global value chain framework, Institutional theory and Legitimacy theory. It uses a qualitative research …
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CSR and the Development of CSR Reporting in the Chinese Banking Sector
… in relation to CSR, which are stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory, institutional theory and political economy theory; and in this order, these four theories could be viewed as progressively taking a widening field of resolution from the organization to the broader societal context in …
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Corporate social responsibility practices in a developing country: Empirical evidence from Sri Lanka
… in Sri Lanka were identified as themes. Legitimacy theory, stakeholder theory, and institutional theory were drawn on to explore these themes and the interview evidence was explained through these multitheoretical perspectives. The CSR behaviour of the companies with international …
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Implementation of sustainability in the food and catering supply chains of UK HE institutions
… lenses, (i.e., Transaction Cost Economics, Legitimacy Theory, and Institutional Theory), in the three papers respectively. Beside their own findings and contributions, the three papers collectively provide important contributions to both the SHE literature and the SSCM literature. In terms …
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Are You Judging Me? Exploring Legitimacy Through the Lens of Black Travelers
… in the travel industry for years, however their legitimacy as a viable market segment has been questionable. This dissertation uses a three article approach to further the scholarship on Black travelers. The first paper uses a qualitative approach to explore the evolution of the Black travel …
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