
ARTICLES
Suchman, M. (1995)
Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches. The Academy of Management Review, 20(3), 571–610.
https://doi.org/10.2307/258788
Deephouse, D. (1996)
Does isomorphism legitimate? Academy of Management Journal, 39(4), 1024-1039.
Deephouse, D., & Carter, S. M. (2005)
An Examination of Differences Between Organizational Legitimacy and Organizational Reputation. Journal of Management Studies, 42(2), 329-360.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2005.00499.x
Bitektine, A. (2008)
Legitimacy-Based Entry Deterrence in Inter-Population Competition. Corporate Reputation Review, 11(1), 73–93
Díez-Martín, F., Blanco-González, A., & Prado Román, C. (2010)
Legitimidad como factor clave del éxito organizativo. Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa ,16(3), 127–143.
Díez-Martín, F., Blanco-González, A., & Prado-Román, C. (2010).
Measuring organizational legitimacy: the case of Mutual Guarantee Societies. Cuadernos de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa, 43(junio), 115–144
Bitektine, A. (2011)
Toward a Theory of Social Judgments of Organizations: The Case of Legitimacy, Reputation, and Status. Academy of Management Review, 36(1)
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2009.0382
Díez-Martín, F., Prado-Román, C., & Blanco-González, A. (2013)
Efecto del plazo de ejecución estratégica sobre la obtención de legitimidad organizativa. Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, 19(2), 120–125
Díez-Martín, F., Prado-Román, C., & Blanco-González, A. (2013)
Beyond legitimacy: legitimacy types and organizational success. Management Decision, 51(10), 1954–1969
https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-08-2012-0561
Cruz-Suárez, A., Díez-Martín, F., Blanco-González, A., & Prado-Román, C. (2014)
Análisis de las relaciones entre la legitimidad organizativa, sus fuentes y dimensiones. Revista Venezolana de Gerencia, 19(65), 9-22.
Haack, P., Pfarrer, M.D., & Scherer, A.G. (2014)
Legitimacy-as-Feeling: How Affect Leads to Vertical Legitimacy Spillovers in Transnational Governance. Journal of Management Studies, 51(4), 34-666
https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12071
Suddaby, R., Bitektine, A., & Haack, P. (2015)
Bitektine, A. & Haack, P. 2015)
The macro and the micro of legitimacy: Towards a multi-level theory of the legitimacy process. Academy of Management Review, 40(1), 49-75
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2013.0318
Finch, D., Deephouse, D. & Varella, P. (2015)
Examining an Individual’s Legitimacy Judgment Using the Value–Attitude System: The Role of Environmental and Economic Values and Source Credibility. Journal of Business Ethics, 127, 265–281
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-2031-5
Díez-Martín, F., Blanco-González, A., & Prado-Román, C. (2016)
Explaining nation-wide differences in entrepreneurial activity: a legitimacy perspective. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 12(4), 1079–1102 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-015-0381-4
Turcan, R.V., & Fraser, N.M. (2016)
An ethnographic study of new venture and new sector legitimation: Evidence from Moldova. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 11(1), 72-88
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJoEM-10-2012-0142
Diez-Martin, F., Blanco-Gonzalez, A., & Prado-Román, C. (2018)
Factors Affecting Individual Decisions Based on Business Legitimacy. Journal of Promotion Management, 25(1), 181-199
https://doi.org/10.1080/10496491.2018.1443308
Haack, P., & Sieweke, J. (2018)
The Legitimacy of Inequality: Integrating the Perspectives of System Justification and Social Judgment. Journal of Management Studies, 55(3), 486-516
https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12323
Blanco-González, A., Prado-Román, C., & Diez-Martín, F. (2018).
Building a European legitimacy index. American Behavioral Scientist, 61(5), 509
https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764217693282
Martínez-Navalón, J., Blanco-González, A., & Prado-Román, A. (2019)
Un análisis de la satisfacción de los stakeholders y la legitimidad: El modelo de negocio de la institución universitaria. Revista Espacios, 40(16), 27
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-015-0381-4
Del-Castillo-Feito, C., Blanco-González, A., & González-Vázquez, E. (2019)
The relationship between image and reputation in the Spanish public university. European Research on Management and Business Economics, 25(2), 87-92.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iedeen.2019.01.001
Cachón-Rodríguez, G.; Prado Román, C., & Zúñiga-Vicente, J.A. (2019)
The relationship between identification and loyalty in a public university: are there differences between (the perceptions) professors and graduates? European Research on Management and Business Economics, 25(3), 122–128
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iedeen.2019.04.005
Miotto, G., Polo-López, M., & Rom-Rodríguez, J. (2019)
Gender equality and UN sustainable development goals: Priorities and correlations in the top business schools’ communication and legitimation strategies. Sustainability, 11(2), 302
https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020302
Del Castillo, C., Blanco-González, A., & González-Vázquez, E. (2019)
Influence of Attitudes Toward Immigration on State Legitimacy. American Behavioral Scientist, 63 (7), 955-970
https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764218759575
Blanco-González, A., Miotto, G., & Díez-Martín, F. (2020)
Politics and Regionality: Does Region of Residence Affect the State’s Legitimacy? American Behavioral Scientist, 65 (3), 465-481
https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764220975048
Zhang, J., Deephouse, D. L., van Gorp, D., & Ebbers, H. (2020)
Individuals’ Perceptions of the Legitimacy of Emerging Market Multinationals: Ethical Foundations and Construct Validation. Journal of Business Ethics, 8, 1-25
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04599-x
Miotto, G., & Youn, S. (2020)
The impact of fast fashion retailers' sustainable collections on corporate legitimacy: Examining the mediating role of altruistic attributions. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 16 (6), 618-631
https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.1852
Cachón-Rodríguez, G., Prado-Román, C., & Blanco-González, A. (2020)
Effects of image on university identification and loyalty: are there differences between students and graduates? Revista Espacios
Orviz, N., Blanco-González, A., & Del Castillo Feito, C. (2020).
Legitimidad y reputación corporativa: estudio a partir de normas de sistemas de gestión. Revista Venezolana de Gerencia, 25 (91), 976-994
https://doi.org/10.37960/rvg.v25i91.33177
Toussaint, M., Cabalenas, P., & Blanco-González, A. (2020)
Social sustainability in the Food Value Chain: An integrative approach beyond Corporate Social Responsibility. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 28, 103-115
https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2035
Blanco-González, A., Díez-Martín, F., Cachón-Rodríguez, G., & Prado-Román, C. (2020)
Contribution of Social Responsibility to the Work Involvement of Employees. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 27 (6), 2588–2598
https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1978
Miotto, G., Blanco-González, A., & Díez-Martín, F. (2020)
Top business school’s legitimacy quest through the Sustainable Development Goals. Heliyon 6(11), e05395
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05395
Delgado-Alemany, R., Blanco-González, A., & Revilla-Camacho, M.A. (2020)
Códigos deontológicos: El rol de los colegios profesionales y las profesiones reguladas. Espacios, 41(39), 231-249.
Prado-Roman, C., Diez-Martin, F., & Blanco-Gonzalez, A. (2020)
The effect of communication on the legitimacy and performance of organizations. Review of Business Management (RBGN), 22(3), 565-581
https://doi.org/10.7819/rbgn.v22i3.4071
Delgado-Alemany, R., Blanco-González, A., & Díez-Martín, F. (2020)
Ethics and Deontology in Spanish Public Universities. Education Sciences, 10, 259
https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10090259
Del-Castillo-Feito, C., Blanco-González, A., & Delgado-Alemany, R. (2020)
The Relationship between Image, Legitimacy, and Reputation as a Sustainable Strategy: Students’ Versus Professors’ Perceptions in the Higher Education Sector. Sustainability, 12(3), 1189
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031189
Miotto, G., Del-Castillo-Feito, C., & Blanco-González, A. (2020)
Reputation and legitimacy: Key factors for Higher Education Institutions’ sustained competitive advantage. Journal Business Research, 112, 342-353
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.076
Blanco-González, A., Miotto, G., & Díez-Martín, F. (2021)
Relationship Between Equality Policies and Moral Legitimacy According to Experts’ Perceptions. Tripodos, 48, 103-116
https://doi.org/10.51698/tripodos.2020.48p103-116
Díez-Martín, F., Blanco-González, A., & Prado-Román, C. (2021)
The intellectual structure of organizational legitimacy research: a co‑citation analysis in business journals. Review of Managerial Science, 15, 1007-1043
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-020-00380-6
Díez-Martín, F., Díez-De-Castro, E., & Blanco-González, A. (2021)
Measuring a scientifically multifaceted concept. The jungle of organizational legitimacy. European Research on Management and Business Economics, 27(1), 100131
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iedeen.2020.10.001
Payne, P., Blanco-González, A., Miotto, G., & del-Castillo-Feito, C. (2021)
Consumer Ethicality Perception and Legitimacy: Competitive Advantages in COVID-19 Crisis. American Behavioral Scientist
https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642211016515
Gordo-Molina, V., & Diez-Martin,F. (2021)
Dimensions of organizational legitimacy as a function of gender and consumer status. Esic Market Economics and Business Journal, 53(1)
https://doi.org/10.7200/esicm.53.013
Bitektine, A., & Song, F., (2021)
On the Role of Institutional Logics in Legitimacy Evaluations: TheE ffects of Pricing and CSR Signals on Organizational Legitimacy. Journal of Management, 49(3),1070–1105
https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063211070274
Haack, P., & Rasche, A. (2021)
The Legitimacy of Sustainability Standards: A Paradox Perspective. Organization Theory, 2(4)
https://doi.org/10.1177/26317877211049493
Haack, P., Schilke, O., & Zucker, L. (2021)
Legitimacy Revisited: Disentangling Propriety, Validity, and Consensus. Journal of Management Studies, 58(3), 749-781
https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12615
Cachón, G., Blanco-González, A., & Prado-Román, C. (2021)
Sustainability actions, employee loyalty and the awareness: the mediating effect of organization legitimacy. Managerial and Decision Economics, 42, 1730–1739
https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3340
López-Balboa, A., Blanco-González, A., Díez-Martín, F., & Prado-Román, C. (2021)
Macro level measuring of organization legitimacy: its implication for open innovation. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 7, 53
https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc7010053
Díez-Martín, F., Blanco-González, A., & Miotto, G. (2022)
The impact of state legitimacy on entrepreneurial activity. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 18, 935–955
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-020-00724-4
Blanco-González, A., Cachón-Rodríguez, G., Del-Castillo-Feito, C., & Cruz-Suárez, A. (2022)
Is Purchase Behavior Different for Consumers with Long COVID? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16658
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416658
Del-Castillo-Feito, C., Blanco-González, A., Díez-Martín, F., & Cachón-Rodriguez, G. (2022)
Social Capital and Organizational Legitimacy as Competitive Advantages in the Information and Communications Technology Sector. Journal of High Technology Management Research, 33, (2), 100441.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hitech.2022.100441
Cachón-Rodríguez, G., Blanco-González, A., Prado-Román, C., & Del-Castillo-Feito, C. (2022)
How Sustainable Human Resources Management helps in the evaluation and planning of Employee Loyalty and Retention: Can Social Capital make a difference? Evaluation and Program Planning, 95, 102171
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102171
Pascual-Nebreda, L., Cabanelas-Lorenzo, P., & Blanco-González, A. (2022)
Understanding Dissatisfaction Through Evaluation Theory. Managerial and Decision Economics, 43 (7), 3116-3129
https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3585
Gordo Molina, V., Diez Martin, F., & Del Castillo-Feito, C. (2022)
Legitimacy in entrepreneurship. Intellectual structure and research trends. Management Letters, 22(1), 115-128
https://doi.org/10.5295/cdg.211471vg
Díez-Martín, F., Miotto, G., & Cachón-Rodríguez (2022)
Organizational legitimacy perception: Gender and uncertainty as bias for evaluation criteria. Journal of Business Research, 139, 426-436
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.09.073
Delgado-Alemany, R., Díez-Martín, F., & Blanco-González, A. (2022)
Exploring the intellectual structure of research in codes of ethics: a bibliometric analysis. Business Ethics, Environment & Responsibility, 31, 508–523
https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12400
Del-Castillo, C., Blanco-González, A., & Hernández-Perlines, F. (2022)
The impacts of Socially Responsible Human Resources Management on Organizational Legitimacy. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 174, 121274
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121274
Vila-Boix, L., Blanco-González, A., Miotto, G., & Hernández-Perlines, F. (2023)
The impact of social media advertising on brand’ legitimacy. International Entrepreneurship Management Journal
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-023-00939-1
Blanco-González, A., Cachón-Rodríguez, G., Díez-Martín, F., & Miotto, G. (2023)
Antecedents and consequences of anxiety: the relevance of perceived legitimacy. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJISD.2023.10058367
Rivero-Gutierrez, L., Cabanelas-Lorenzo, P., & Blanco-González, A. (2023)
How can companies boost legitimacy in international markets? A dynamic marketing capabilities approach. International Marketing Review
https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-09-2022-0215
Blanco-González, A., Díez-Martín, F., & Miotto, G. (2023)
Achieving Legitimacy Through Gender Equality Policies. Sage Open, 13 (2)
https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231172953
Siraz, S., Claes, B., De Castro, J.O., & Vaara, E. (2023)
Theorizing the Grey Area between Legitimacy and Illegitimacy. Journal of Management Studies, 60(4), 924-962
https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12901
Blanco-González, A., Cachón-Rodríguez, G., Hernández-Perlines, F., & Prado-Román, C. (2023)
Effects of Social Responsibility on Legitimacy and Revisit Intention: The Moderate Role of Anxiety. Journal of Business Research, 157, 113583
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113583
Plaza-Casado, A., Blanco-González, A., Rivero-Gutiérrez, L., & Gómez-Martínez, R. (2024)
Does the legitimacy of countries influence the internationalization of emerging market multinationals. European Research on Management and Business Economics, 30(1), 100233
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iedeen.2023.100233
Claes, B., Siraz, S., de Castro, J., & Lapeyre, E. M. (2024)
What is the quack about? Legitimation strategies and their perceived appropriateness in the foie gras industry. European Management Journal
https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12634
Plaza-Casado, A., Blanco-González, A., & Rivero-Gutiérrez, L. (2024)
Exploring the impact of legitimacy on the competitiveness of international firms. ESIC Market, 55(3), e369
https://doi.org/10.7200/esicm.55.369