Intro
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: Business Legitimacy in the Conflict of Interpretations
Definition and Conditions of Business Legitimacy
Classical Theorists of Business Legitimacy
Business Legitimacy from the Point of View of Religion and Theology
Organization, Business Legitimacy, and Business Ethics Theories
Sociology, Societal Change, and Legitimation Paradigms
Public Governance, Co-creation, Innovation, Taxation, and Business Legitimacy
Law, Reflexive Law, Business Legitimacy, and Corporate Social Responsibility

Public Relations, Marketing, the Public Sphere, and Business Legitimacy
Communication and Public Constructions of Business Legitimacy
Philosophical Dimensions of Corporate Citizenship and Business Legitimacy
Business Legitimacy as Institutionalization of Responsibility
Management of Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Legitimacy
Accounting, Accountability, Stakeholders, and Business Legitimacy
Legitimation Strategies for Business Corporations
Organizational Identity, HRM, Employee Motivation, and Business Legitimacy

Business Economics, Finance, Governance, and Business Legitimacy
Legitimation with Different Forms of Practice of Legitimacy in Complex Societies
Conflicting Notions of CSR and Business Legitimacy in Globalization
Business Legitimacy, Electronic Economy, Digital Work Life, and Surveillance
Business Legitimacy in Different Parts of the World
Polycentric Dimensions of Business Legitimacy in Complex Societies
Sustainable Development, Ecology, the Anthropocene, and Business Legitimacy
Business Legitimacy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Conclusion
References

Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Editor
Contributors
Part I: Definition and Conditions of Business Legitimacy
1 The Concept of Business Legitimacy: Learnings from Suchman
Introduction
The Aim of Business Legitimacy Research
Suchmanś Institutional Perspective on Business Legitimacy
Legitimacy, Democracy, and Deliberative Rationality
Business Legitimacy, Critical Theory, and Critical Hermeneutics
Business Legitimacy and Integrative Economic Ethics
Business Legitimacy, Organizational Institutionalism, and Economic Rationality

Business Legitimacy in the Process of Business Politics
Normative and Moral Legitimacy: Business Legitimacy as Moralization of the Firm
Types of Business Legitimacy I: The Economically and Legally Responsible Corporation
Types of Business Legitimacy II: The Ethically and Socially Responsible Corporation
Types of Business Legitimacy III: The Proactive Corporation Searching for Corporate Citizenship
Business Legitimacy as Stages of Development
Business Legitimacy as Organizational Integrity and Good Corporate Citizenship