..., these firms extend similar support to their suppliers. Conversely, the key buyer’s coercive practices discourage the adoption of sustainable supplier practices. This pattern of isomorphism is driven by female executives’ legitimacy concerns, prompting them to mimic key buyers’ actions as a form...

... associated with relative reductions in scope 3 emissions over time. Given growing pressures on firms to demonstrate both transparency and legitimacy regarding their scope 3 emissions, firms must understand the characteristics of this paradox as this has implications for how emissions performance...

... and replacement) by drawing on data from the American healthcare system. This study is viewed through the theoretical lens of legitimacy theory. In addition, the process is viewed from a temporal perspective. The resulting findings are used to better understand how this displacement process takes place...

... adherence to the standard effectively and their legitimacy consequences for the standard. Design/methodology/approach – The identification of firm-level signaling strategies is mainly derived from an institutional description of the ISO 26000 standard and based on anecdotal evidence from current...