Legitimation in practice: A new digital publishing business model

Laïfi, A; Josserand, E

Legitimation in practice: A new digital publishing business model

Laïfi, A Josserand, E

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Citation:: Journal of Business Research, 2016, 69 (7), pp. 2343 - 2352
Issue Date:: 2016-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Laïfi, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Josserand, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6724-2405	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Business Research, 2016, 69 (7), pp. 2343 - 2352	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0148-2963	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41459
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Elsevier Inc. This research studies the legitimation practices at Cyberlibris, a company introducing the innovative business model of a digital library to the field of publishing. The objective is to better understand how innovative actors deploy proactive strategies in order to acquire the legitimacy which is vital to their success.We conducted a longitudinal investigation of the practices of legitimation with particular focus on the sequence of the process and the role played by the dimensions of legitimation at each stage. The results propose an integrative framework of legitimation strategies based on four dimensions: the nature of legitimacy, and three key aspects of practice, namely, the subject of legitimation, the context, and the target audience. The study also captures the iterative and non-linear nature of the bricolage that characterises legitimation in practice, thus furthering our understanding of how the process of legitimation unfolds. Finally, we provide an account of how digitalisation can lead to innovation in the creative industries.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Business Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.003	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Marketing	en_US
dc.title	Legitimation in practice: A new digital publishing business model	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	7	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	69	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1505 Marketing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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pubs.issue	7	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	69	en_US

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© 2015 Elsevier Inc. This research studies the legitimation practices at Cyberlibris, a company introducing the innovative business model of a digital library to the field of publishing. The objective is to better understand how innovative actors deploy proactive strategies in order to acquire the legitimacy which is vital to their success.We conducted a longitudinal investigation of the practices of legitimation with particular focus on the sequence of the process and the role played by the dimensions of legitimation at each stage. The results propose an integrative framework of legitimation strategies based on four dimensions: the nature of legitimacy, and three key aspects of practice, namely, the subject of legitimation, the context, and the target audience. The study also captures the iterative and non-linear nature of the bricolage that characterises legitimation in practice, thus furthering our understanding of how the process of legitimation unfolds. Finally, we provide an account of how digitalisation can lead to innovation in the creative industries.

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