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To do so, this dissertation used two studies to explore the trend and features of issue legitimacy of DTC-ads, construction of organizational legitimacy and issue legitimacy, and effectiveness of issues management strategies on perceptions of organizational legitimacy and issue legitimacy. More specifically, Study 1 investigates issue legitimacy of DTC-ads on societal level employing a content analysis. Study 2 develops the measurement of organizational legitimacy and issue legitimacy on the individual level through the use of a statewide survey among Alabama residents, and examines the effect of issues management strategies on organizational legitimacy, issue legitimacy and behavioral intentions toward an organization by employing a 1 within- 2 (CSR: use of CSR versus no use of CSR) × 2 (Issue advocacy: use of advocacy framing versus no use of advocacy framing) × 2 (Self-regulation: use of self-regulation versus no use of self-regulation) quasi-experimental between-subject design. 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