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cognitive legitimacy: a standalone construct

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Organization theory

legitimacy that rests on an organization being understandable or taken for granted rather than on interest or moral evaluation.

In organization theory, cognitive legitimacy refers to legitimacy that rests on an organization being understandable or taken for granted rather than on interest or moral evaluation. This meaning comes from Suchman (1995) in The Academy of Management Review.[1]

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References

Suchman, M. C. (1995). Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches. The Academy of Management Review, 20(3), 571. https://doi.org/10.2307/258788

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