Enacting change through borrowed legitimacy: an institutional perspective

Mattingly, Eric Shaunn; Westover, Jonathan H.

doi:10.1108/ijoa-07-2014-0789

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“…An example of a study in which the institutional theory provided a framework to study how organizations may influence the institutional environment is the study of Mattingly and Westover (2015). They examined how borrowed legitimacy in a coalition can contribute to the legitimacy of the reference organization.…”

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A systematic review on organizational empowerment

Rothman

Vijlder

Schalk

et al. 2019

IJOA

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Purpose This paper aims to present a systematic review on organizational empowerment (OE) using Peterson and Zimmerman´s model (2004) as a starting point. The aim is to further conceptualize OE, discover how the components in the model influence each other and identify recommendations for future research. Design/methodology/approach All articles that cited the OE model, published in 2004 by Peterson and Zimmerman, have been systematically reviewed. In total, 37 studies of 410, found in Google Scholar and Web of Science, are included in the review. Findings The review revealed that intra-, inter- and extra-organizational empowerment affect each other and that evidence for the processes and outcomes on intra-organizational empowerment have increased, but there is limited additional evidence for the other two components. Research limitations/implications Literature was searched in two databases, focusing on the OE model. A search using other databases on OE as a broad concept might provide additional sources. Practical implications Findings are relevant for professionals, leaders in human service organizations, educators and researchers. Practice can be improved by applying the knowledge; educators can use the results in their program and researchers may use the findings for the further development of OE. Originality/value Since the OE model was presented in 2004, no systematic review has been performed. Therefore, this review contributes to the further conceptualization of OE.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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A systematic review on organizational empowerment

Rothman

Vijlder

Schalk

et al. 2019

IJOA

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“…From the symbolic viewpoint, organizations use signing the PRI to portray themselves as consistent with social values and expectations. Being labeled as “PRI signatories,” the signed institutional investors can “borrow legitimacy” (Mattingly & Westover, 2015) from the PRI, which is backed by a globally well‐known organization in environmental protection, the United Nations (Bernstein, 2004). Consistently, Majoch et al (2017) indicated that institutional investors' motivation to sign lies in the PRI's organizational legitimacy .…”

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Climate change disclosure and evolving institutional investor salience: Roles of the Principles for Responsible Investment

Azuma,

Higashida

2024

Bus Strat Env

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This study investigates the relationship between climate change disclosure and institutional investors. A particular focus of the present study is the question of if and how the relationship is affected by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). A relevant context to the question is shareholder engagement, where institutional investors' legitimacy affects the outcomes. Thus, this study examines Japan, where shareholder engagement is the main pathway for institutional investors to convey their ESG‐related influence to investee companies. Using the stakeholder salience theory as a theoretical framework, the empirical results of analyzing 17,604 firm‐year eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) documents of listed Japanese companies provide evidence for the following. First, institutional stakeholders' holding ratio has positively influenced corporate climate change disclosure (power). Second, the positive influence of institutional investors is more significant when PRI‐signed institutional investors are present (legitimacy). Third, the aforementioned relations gained statistical significance gradually during the analysis period (urgency). Fundamentally, this study shows that the stakeholder salience theory contributes to a deeper understanding of the relationship.

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“…One crucial aspect of organizational culture emphasises safety culture; integrated safety culture and an intelligent organizational system can develop an evolutionary approach to new safe organizations (Gotcheva et al , 2013). Organizational legitimacy has received the researchers’ interest to align the organization in the context of a social system; an organization can become legitimate by establishing a coalition with another legitimate organization (Mattingly and Westover, 2015). Critical thinking skills influence an organization’s learning culture.…”

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International journal of organizational analysis: a bibliometric review (2005–2020)

Tabash

Kumar

Sharma

et al. 2022

IJOA

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Purpose The International Journal of Organizational Analysis (IJOA) is a leading journal that has published high-quality research focused on various facets of organizational analysis since 1993. This paper aims to conduct a retrospective analysis of the IJOA journey from 2005 to 2020. Design/methodology/approach The data used in this study was extracted using the Scopus database. The bibliometric analysis, using several indicators, is adopted to reveal the major trends and themes of the journal. The mapping of bibliographic data is carried using VOSviewer and Biblioshiny. Findings The study findings indicate that IJOA has grown for publications and citations since its inception. Five significant research directions emerged, i.e. organizational diagnostics, organization citizenship behaviour, organizational commitment to employee retention, psychological capital and firm performance, based on cluster analysis of IJOA’s publications. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of IJOA. The study presents the key themes and trends emerging from a leading journal, considered a high-quality journal, for researching various facets of organizational functioning by academicians, scholars and practitioners.

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Enacting change through borrowed legitimacy: an institutional perspective

Cited by 6 publications

References 35 publications

A systematic review on organizational empowerment

A systematic review on organizational empowerment

Climate change disclosure and evolving institutional investor salience: Roles of the Principles for Responsible Investment

International journal of organizational analysis: a bibliometric review (2005–2020)

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