The aim of this chapter is to develop the measurement of corporate legitimacy among Government-linked Companies (GLCs) in Malaysia. Corporate legitimacy is important for determining the survival of the corporation. The term of legitimacy can be classified into three different aspects, namely,...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Power, Welfare, Incentives, Values -- PART I. Welfare: THE PROBLEM, AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION -- 2. The Evolution of the Administrative State -- 3. The Purposes and Functional Modes of the Administrative State -- 4....

Entrepreneurship teachers (ETs) evolve in an environment where different categories of people interact: students, teachers and stakeholders. Assuming one or more identities or roles, teachers, practitioners, ex-entrepreneurs and/or researchers are the ‘transmitters’ of entrepreneurship...

The chapter first draws concepts underlying legitimacy theory ( Suchman, 1995 ) to provide a basis to understand alternative approaches to the development of ethical cultures in global organization. The chapter then illustrates the institutionalization of Codes of Ethics through a...

We examine the perceived influence of externally generated firm ratings of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on voting for shareholder-sponsored CSR proposals. Using stakeholder and legitimacy theories, we introduce two rationales that relate shareholder voting decisions to the firm’s CSR...