基于评价者视角的组织合法性研究:合法性判断

The Research on Organizational Legitimacy from the Evaluator Perspective:Legitimacy Judgement

作为分析和解释组织行为的一个有力工具,组织合法性逐渐成为了组织研究者们关注的热点话题。迄今为止,学者们主要从三条路径来开展对组织合法性的探讨:制度路径、战略路径和评价者路径。评价者路径是组织合法性研究的新动向和新视角,该路径的核心概念为合法性判断,即评价者围绕特定组织是否具有合法性所进行的自我判断。本文阐明了合法性判断的概念内涵,分析了合法性判断的判断模式与评价视角、合法性判断的心理历程以及合法性判断理论的应用价值,最后进行了合法性判断理论的研究展望。

As a powerful tool to analyze and explain organizational behavior, organizational legitimacy is increasingly becoming the hot topic of organization theory researchers. Up to date, the study of organizational legitimacy has been carried out mainly through three approaches： institutional, strategic and evaluator approaches. The evaluator approach is the most recent one in organizational legitimacy field, and its core concept is legitimacy judgement which means the evaluator＇s self-judgement of the legitimacy about a given organization. This paper states the definition of legitimacy judgment, analyzes its judgement models, evaluative perspectives and psychological process, and the application value of legitimacy judgment theory. It has also pointed out eventually research prospects for legitimacy judgment theory.