...Constance Elizabeth Kampf; Charlotte J. Brandt; Christopher G. Kampf Purpose The purpose is to explore how the process of action research (AR) can support building legitimacy and organizational learning in innovation project management and portfolio practices in merger contexts. Design...

...Natalie Smith The study finds that a self-perpetuating cycle is hampering the quality of action research and provides a comprehensive list of impediments to action research legitimacy. It predicts that legitimacy can be improved through differentiating and improving guidance to theoretical...

..., but – quite typically for entrepreneurship as an organization-creation process – builds momentum and legitimacy narratively. Originality/value – The originality lies in answering the question that the authors chose to focus on, which is embedded in the opening story of Vandalorum: how can...