2018
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-018-4063-3
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Judgements of SMEs’ Legitimacy and Its Sources

Abstract: Organizational legitimacy is an important resource, which provides access to other resources. As such, it impacts the survival chances of organizations. In this study, we examine the individual judgments of the owner-managers of small-and-medium size enterprises (SMEs) of the legitimacy of their own enterprise as well as their perception of the legitimacy evaluations of relevant stakeholders. This research is based on interviews with owner-managers of SMEs located in the Lorraine region of France. The results … Show more

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“…Ivanova Ruffo et al (2020) noted that small companies are not simply "little big firms." Although all organizations suffer from resource-constrained, SMEs have higher chances of failure (Ivanova Ruffo et al, 2020). One reason is their liability of smallness and higher institutional pressures derived from their embeddedness in local networks of actors (Freeman, 1984).…”
Section: Conceptual Basis Ce Adoption By Smes In Emerging Marketsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Ivanova Ruffo et al (2020) noted that small companies are not simply "little big firms." Although all organizations suffer from resource-constrained, SMEs have higher chances of failure (Ivanova Ruffo et al, 2020). One reason is their liability of smallness and higher institutional pressures derived from their embeddedness in local networks of actors (Freeman, 1984).…”
Section: Conceptual Basis Ce Adoption By Smes In Emerging Marketsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…, 1983). They are indebted to establish the external perception that they are legitimate to access resources and compete with established firms (Ivanova Ruffo et al. , 2020).…”
Section: Conceptual Basismentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone [1] of the European Union's (EU) economy: 99.8% of the enterprises that operated in the EU-28 non-financial business sector in 2016 were SMEs. They employed 93 million people, accounting for 67% of the total employment in the EU-28 non-financial business sector, and generating 57% of value additions in the EU-28 non-financial business sector [2].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%