Identity aspirations and legitimacy in a complex environment

Mastio, E; Mothe, C

Identity aspirations and legitimacy in a complex environment

Mastio, E

Mothe, C

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Citation:: https://www.anzam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ANZ5696-ANZAM-Conference-Proceedings-Abstracts-2019-17-January-2020.pdf, 2019, pp. 665 - 682
Issue Date:: 2019-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Mastio, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6288-6033	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mothe, C	en_US
dc.date	2019-12-03	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	https://www.anzam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ANZ5696-ANZAM-Conference-Proceedings-Abstracts-2019-17-January-2020.pdf, 2019, pp. 665 - 682	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-6481109-5-8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/138535
dc.description.abstract	As the process of concretizing an aspirational identity in complex environments remains largely unknown, we explore the role of legitimacy in such a process. This research is based on a case study of a hundred-year-old Australian intellectual property firm that aspires to become a strategic service provider for its clients. Our results show that the construction of a new organizational identity forces the organization to engage in targeted and nuanced legitimizing activities towards its stakeholders. They provide a better understanding of how organizations should manage aspirational identity in a context of institutional complexity to gain legitimacy in their new activities.	en_US
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dc.relation.ispartof	33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference	en_US
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dc.title	Identity aspirations and legitimacy in a complex environment	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location.activity	Cairns	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Professional Practice and Leadership
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Abstract:

As the process of concretizing an aspirational identity in complex environments remains largely unknown, we explore the role of legitimacy in such a process. This research is based on a case study of a hundred-year-old Australian intellectual property firm that aspires to become a strategic service provider for its clients. Our results show that the construction of a new organizational identity forces the organization to engage in targeted and nuanced legitimizing activities towards its stakeholders. They provide a better understanding of how organizations should manage aspirational identity in a context of institutional complexity to gain legitimacy in their new activities.

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