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11. Relationship Between Legitimacy and Organizational Success

Authors : Serge Miranda, Ana Cruz-Suarez, Miguel Prado-Román

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This article explores the relationship between legitimacy and success in the high education sector. To do so the relationship between legitimacy and organizational results is analysed as well as the relationship between legitimacy and the access to resources. Eight hypotheses related to the legitimacy of the European Higher Education Area in the public universities of Madrid (Spain) are proposed. Hypotheses are tested by using data from students (783 questionnaires), teachers (761 questionnaires) and other publicly available secondary data. Results suggest differences according to the source and the type of legitimacy analysed. There is no appreciable relation between teacher’s legitimacy and their results. However, universities with high teacher’s legitimacy show better access to resources. Regarding student’s legitimacy, we found that universities with high legitimacy obtain a little more better result. Furthermore, high student’s legitimacy leads to better access to resources. This research provides answers to some gaps of the legitimacy literature. Do greatest legitimacy organizations obtain better results? Do they get better access to resources? What type of legitimacy lead to better organizational results?

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Title: Relationship Between Legitimacy and Organizational Success
Authors: Serge Miranda
Ana Cruz-Suarez
Miguel Prado-Román
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Organizational Legitimacy
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-75989-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-75990-6

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75990-6_11