Organizational Crises and Reactions from a Legitimacy Perspective - Results from Two Multiple-case Studies

Heiko Breitsohl ()
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Heiko Breitsohl: Schumpeter School of Business and Economics University of Wuppertal

No sdp09007, Schumpeter Discussion Papers from Universitätsbibliothek Wuppertal, University Library

Abstract: Organizational crises can be conceptualized as interactions between organizations and stake-holders around the breach and reestablishment of common norms and social codes, i.e. per-ceptions of legitimacy. This paper contributes to the understanding of organizational crises by exploring the roles of dimensions of legitimacy in organizational crises as well as the role of different reactions in the resolution of crises. Results of two qualitative multiple-case studies based on analyses of media reports are presented. They suggest that crises are indeed charac-terized by a loss in legitimacy, the specific dimensions depending on the type of crisis. More-over, results support the notion that the type as well as the timing of organizational reactions to crises is relevant to the effective handling of threatening events.

Keywords: Organizational crises; legitimacy; impression management; case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32
Date: 2009-08
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