Legitimacy and public organization : a case study.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1977Description: 11 p. : illSubject: Focuses upon the concept of organizational legitimacy and its implications for public agencies in uncertain environments. Based on a case study of a Canadian provincial emergency-relevant organization, legitimacy is discussed as an organizational resource that can be enhanced or undercut. Factors influencing legitimacy within the immediate interorganizational field were found to be autonomy, visibility, and distinctive competence. The present study suggests that the public organization can formulate positive strategies to safeguard its legitimacy and, thereby, to ensure its survival. Such strategies essentially involve adjusting organizational goals, activities, profile, and domain to fit the expectations of relevant others in the task environment.
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.35 HAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005264156 |
Includes bibliographical references
Reprinted from Canadian Journal of Sociology; 1977; Vol. 2; pp125-135
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Focuses upon the concept of organizational legitimacy and its implications for public agencies in uncertain environments. Based on a case study of a Canadian provincial emergency-relevant organization, legitimacy is discussed as an organizational resource that can be enhanced or undercut. Factors influencing legitimacy within the immediate interorganizational field were found to be autonomy, visibility, and distinctive competence. The present study suggests that the public organization can formulate positive strategies to safeguard its legitimacy and, thereby, to ensure its survival. Such strategies essentially involve adjusting organizational goals, activities, profile, and domain to fit the expectations of relevant others in the task environment.
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