confronting with institutional pressures. The essay is organised as follow. Firstly‚ some concepts as well as explanation related to institutional theory will be introduced. Then‚ this essay will define and explain the conception of legitimacy and the connection between legitimacy and institutional process. Thirdly‚ the strategic responses of organisations to deal with the pressures from institutional process and an example of response in terms of institutional control will be examined. Institutional
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democraticlegitimacy‚ the fundamental nature of legitimacy‚ and most importantly‚ the ultimate significanceof the nature of legitimate beliefs for the structureand function of political institutions. In what follows we shall argue (I) that Weber ’s typology of authority is supplemented in Weber ’s own writing by a typology of legitimate normative orders; (2) that Weber ’s typology of social action provides an insight into two fundamental postures of legitimacy‚ (3) that to the
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‘Police legitimacy has been described as the public’s belief that the police perform their job well‚ that they are honest and that police officers can secure public confidence in their ability to preform their job (Hinds and Murphy 2007)’. Therefore it is essential to understand the important roles police officers preform in society. According to Bowling and Philips (2004)‚ ‘the police are people sanctioned by the state with power to enforce the law and keep order’. However the role of a sworn police
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1. One of the most important concepts in government and politics is the concept of legitimacy. It is generally agreed that if a government lacks legitimacy‚ it cannot govern. a. What is legitimacy? What role does it serve in governance? Illustrate your response with examples. b. When comparing democratic governments with dictatorships‚ we find that dictators generally have greater difficulty establishing legitimacy than democratic leaders. Why is this the case? Illustrate your response with examples
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1. The Underlying Likeness among the Concepts of Legitimacy‚ Sovereignty‚ and Authority. Legitimacy: The original meaning of legitimacy is the rightful king or queen was on the throne by reason of “legitimate” birth. Legitimacy now refers to an attitude in people’s minds – in some countries strong‚ in others weak – that the government’s rule is rightful (Roskin‚ 1974). Legitimacy itself is the lawful condition or quality of an act or person. When a whole range of behavior is legitimate‚ it may
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91% of the country’s citizens sensing corruption (1)‚ the legitimacy of the Greek government is certainly brought into question. For the purpose of this essay‚ I will explore and attempt to measure the legitimacy of the Greek government based on Max Weber’s three types of legitimacy: traditional‚ personal/charismatic‚ and social. (2) It would seem that a country with a long-standing history such as Greece would have traditional legitimacy‚ however‚ that is not necessarily the case. Greece is one
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He used legitimacy‚ authority‚ and power to achieve his success. First‚ he used divine right‚ elitist‚ and winning coalition to earn legitimacy. Philip also used elitist and winning coalition for power‚ but used coercion as well for power. His authority was never successfully challenged. Although‚ he went to wars several times he still attained legitimacy. Which is one of the most important ways to attain success. In the years of Philip’s ruling‚ he successfully maintained legitimacy. He did this
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Mexico spill‚ and investigate how the organization response to the society. In this report‚ it will use Legitimacy theory to explain BP’s response to this event. Legitimacy theory can be treated as a explanation for voluntary corporate disclosures in annual report. As (Dowling&Pfeffer‚ 1975) says a corporation must act in congruence with norms and society value. First of all‚ Legitimacy theory is based on the concept of substantive rationality and replies upon the notion of a social contract
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to assess how far the sources support the interpretation that between 1542 and 1558 religion was more important consideration then legitimacy in settling the succession to the crown. Between 1542 and 1558‚ religion may have had an effect on some people’s thoughts of who should become successor‚ however the truth is that is always ended up relying on their legitimacy. All sources from A to D have evidence of this fact. Although‚ source B and D have evidence that religion was still a slight factor
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Cited: Suchman‚ M.C. (1995). Managing legitimacy: Strategic and institutional approaches. Academy of Management Review20 (3): 571-610. Sine‚ W. D.‚ David‚ R. J.‚ and Mitsuhashi‚ H.‚ (2007)‚ From Plan to Plant: Effects of Certification on Operational Start‐up in the Emergent Independent Power Sector
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