Gaining legitimacy in contemporary world: environmental and social activities of organisations

Emtairah, Tareq; Mont, Oksana

doi:10.1504/ijssoc.2008.022570

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“…This constant risk to organizational legitimacy triggers what is referred to as a 'disclosure reaction', whereby organizations voluntarily reveal information regarding their environmental practices (e.g. Notwithstanding, an organization can deviate from societal norms and still maintain legitimacy if the deviation remains undetected (Emtairah and Mont, 2008). Provoking voluntary information disclosure has meant that organizations maintain a certain level of transparency in an attempt to maintain legitimacy.…”

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“…Provoking voluntary information disclosure has meant that organizations maintain a certain level of transparency in an attempt to maintain legitimacy. Notwithstanding, an organization can deviate from societal norms and still maintain legitimacy if the deviation remains undetected (Emtairah and Mont, 2008). Thus, it is argued that, in the absence of stakeholder interest, the commitment to responsible practices is likely to be marginal (Gugler and Shi, 2009).…”

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“…The influence that direct ENGO advocacy can have on the behaviour of organizations has gained increasing attention over the past two decades and is becoming widely referred to as 'social licence' or 'social licence to operate'. Emtairah and Mont (2008) describe social licence as 'a collective set of expectations on organizations beyond what is legally prescribed'. The expression social licence to operate was first coined in 1997 by a mining executive by the name of James Cooney, as he recognized the economic cost of community resistance to new or expanding mining projects.…”

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“…Legitimacy is referred to by Suchman (1995) as 'justifications of authority' in that it is 'a generalised perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are desirable, proper, or appropriate within some socially constructed systems of norms, values, beliefs and definitions'. Many scholars refer to the concept of legitimacy to explain why organizations and state actors respond to pressures from non-state actors and media coverage (Emtairah and Mont, 2008;Morrison, 2014).…”

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Contemporary Challenges in Environmental Governance: Technology, governance and the social licence

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The process through which societal actors can exert direct influence on the behaviour of organizations has gained increasing attention over the past two decades and is increasingly referred to as 'social licence' or 'social licence to operate'. This paper documents the rise of social licence and analyses the relationship between information and communication technology (ICT), governance and the social licence. We argue that contemporary social licence and the increasingly prominent role societal actors have in private governance has been facilitated by technological innovation in the fields of media and communications, allowing interest groups to have a far greater reach, and direct interaction and engagement with the public, other interest groups and the industries concerned. Now, a larger population can rapidly contest traditional practices regardless of national borders, the issue concerned or the actors involved. The unpredictable, dynamic and subjective nature of social licence has prompted concerns regarding legitimacy of stakeholders, the information they disseminate and outcomes they promote. Subsequently, in an attempt to maintain political and corporate legitimacy, business interests are demanding more adaptable regulatory regimes. These political dynamics are resulting in the proliferation of network style governance that can adapt and cope with changing information, attitudes, values and beliefs. As a result a new era of experimentation and trialling alternative governance regimes has been born.

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“…Social license is a "collective set of expectations on organisations beyond what is legally prescribed"(Emtairah and Mont 2008). Since SLO is not a formal or legal 'license' but intangible and fluid, it can be contested at any time.…”

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Third Party Certification: implementation challenges in private-social partnerships

Vince

2018

Policy Design and Practice

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Third party certification organizations provide opportunities for market and community/non-state actors to collaborate with minimal state involvement. This new hybrid form of collaborative governance raises questions about accountability and responsibilities of private-social partnerships and the challenges to policy implementation. Emerging market based approaches are driven by shareholder expectations as well as commitment to corporate social responsibility, whereas community engagement is increasingly centered on the questions of social license to operate. This paper argues that a community's lack of trust of industry and/or certification organizations and assessments hinders the collaborative process. It is found that community groups can grant or withhold social license to operate, ceasing industry progress despite its commitments to corporate social responsibility policies and certified standards.

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Legitimacy, Stakeholders, and Strategic Communication Efforts

Allen

2016

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics &Amp; Governance

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Gaining legitimacy in contemporary world: environmental and social activities of organisations

Cited by 19 publications

References 28 publications

Contemporary Challenges in Environmental Governance: Technology, governance and the social licence

Contemporary Challenges in Environmental Governance: Technology, governance and the social licence

Third Party Certification: implementation challenges in private-social partnerships

Legitimacy, Stakeholders, and Strategic Communication Efforts

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