Sensemaking, institutions and crises of legitimacy: the case of Nike's sweatshop

The aim of this study is to explore the phenomenon of the legitimacy crisis. This is a variant of organizational crises which, although increasingly common and managerially relevant, is still under-explored. A legitimacy crisis signals a problematic relationship between the focal organization and it...

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Main Author: Zheng, Xiaolan
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12475/