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Legitimidade cognitiva, acesso aos recursos e resultados organizacionais

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  • Cruz-Suarez, Ana
  • Prado-Román, Alberto
  • Prado-Román, Miguel

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Previous research has demonstrated the importance of developing legitimacy initiatives in order to create new business opportunities, satisfy shareholders, and obtain access to resources. Within this framework, cognitive legitimacy plays a key role. Through a case study of six Spanish public universities, the authors measure the relationship between cognitive legitimacy, access to resources, and organizational results. The results support the assertion that organizations with more cognitive legitimacy have greater access to resources and improved their results. This study contributes with much-needed empirical research on cognitive legitimacy and demonstrates its usefulness as an explanative factor of organizational success.

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  • Cruz-Suarez, Ana & Prado-Román, Alberto & Prado-Román, Miguel, 2014. "Legitimidade cognitiva, acesso aos recursos e resultados organizacionais," RAE - Revista de Administração de Empresas, FGV-EAESP Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (Brazil), vol. 54(5), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:fgv:eaerae:v:54:y:2014:i:5:a:32843
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