Qu’il est bon d’être méchant! Paradoxe de l’illégitimité organisationnelle dans le contexte des banques d’investissement.

Roulet, Thomas (2015): Qu’il est bon d’être méchant! Paradoxe de l’illégitimité organisationnelle dans le contexte des banques d’investissement. Forthcoming in: Revue Francaise de Gestion (1 June 2015)

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between organizational legitimacy and illegitimacy. It combines media content analysis and quantitative approaches to empirically investigate this link in the specific context of investment banks in the United States. Illegitimacy can paradoxically signal conformity to field level norms. Thus, the more banks are attacked by the print media, the more prestigious they are seen by their peers.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: It feels so good to be bad! Paradox of organizational illegitimacy in the context of investment banks
• Language: French
• Keywords: Légitimité et illégitimité organisationnelles, banques d’investissement, analyse de contenu media.
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M3 - Marketing and Advertising

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