Gaining, maintaining and repairing organisational legitimacy: when to report and when not to report
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2019
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Kuruppu S
Milne M
Tilt C
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Purpose This paper examines how legitimacy is gained, maintained or repaired through direct action with salient stakeholders and/or through external reporting using a number of empirical case vignettes within a single case study organisation.
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Kuruppu S, Milne M, Tilt C (2019). Gaining, maintaining and repairing organisational legitimacy: when to report and when not to report. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 16 September 2019.
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Legitimacy theory, stakeholder salience, sustainability reporting, direct action, case study
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Field of Research::15 - Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services::1501 - Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Field of Research::15 - Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services::1503 - Business and Management
Field of Research::15 - Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services::1503 - Business and Management
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© Sanjaya C. Kuruppu, Markus J. Milne and Carol A. Tilt. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited.
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