A bibliometric analysis and meta-analytic review of the impact of legitimacy on performance

Lingyu Zhong, Qianru Li () and Rongwei Ren
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Lingyu Zhong: Sun Yat-sen University
Qianru Li: University of Macau
Rongwei Ren: Sun Yat-sen University

Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2024, vol. 41, issue 4, No 15, 2179-2212

Abstract: Abstract Based on institutional and resource-dependence perspectives, this article identified the research trends by using bibliometric analysis and explored whether and how legitimacy affects the enterprises' financial and non-financial performance by adopting a three-level random-effects meta-analytic model. A total of 15,696 observations included in 32 studies spanning 2004–2021 revealed a positive association between legitimacy and performance with a close to medium effect size. We found that enterprises in Asia and Africa were more inclined than those in North America and Europe to utilize legitimacy to direct performance. In addition, innovative industries and industries adopting innovative strategies significantly moderate the association between legitimacy and performance. Regarding different dimensions of legitimacy, the results demonstrated that general, regulatory, and environmental legitimacy play vital roles in moderating the legitimacy-performance relationship. This article is the first review to combine bibliometric analysis and meta-analysis to synthetically prove that legitimacy positively correlates with the performance of enterprises.

Keywords: Legitimacy; Performance; Institutional perspective; Resource-dependence perspective; Dimension of legitimacy; Type of performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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