#💡 #🟡 # legitimacy as a conferred status ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Dec 05, 2021</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Jan 03, 2023</small> 🏷️ [[ethics]] Legitimacy of an organization is determined by external groups, shareholders and the general public and is subject to change in moods. Organizations must constantly communicate with external groups to maintain and defend legitimacy. ([note on p.109](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/SVPGS22V?page=7)) ## Sources [[Communication and Organizational Legitimacy - Seeger]]