Institutional hearings as symbolic process: The re-legitimation of organizational practices

The present study investigates how organizations reestablish legitimacy by symbolically managing the meaning of their actions when publicly accused of wrongdoing. During governmental hearings to respond to the allegations, organizations can make real changes in their structures and practices to reestablish legitimacy. In contrast to this substantive re-legitimation, symbolic legitimation refers to reframing the meaning of the actions to create the perception of legitimacy.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Business Administration

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• King, Thomas Ray

Contributors dc:contributor

• Murnighan, J. Keith

• Business Administration, Management
• Political Science, General
• Sociology, General

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1992 King, Thomas Ray

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9236504
(UMI)AAI9236504

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21278