Refinements to Legitimacy Theory in Social and Environmental Accounting Matthew V. Tilling Flinders University‚ South Australia The author wishes to acknowledge the valuable support provided by the CPA Australia in funding this research through their Research Grant Scheme. COMMERCE RESEARCH PAPER SERIES NO. 04-6 ISSN: 1441-3906 “Legitimacy is a generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are desirable‚ proper‚ or appropriate within some socially constructed system of
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Part A Section (i) The articles chosen for this essay paper were “Corporate Environmental Reporting: A test of legitimacy theory” by Trevor D. Wilmshurst and Geoffrey R. Frost and “The Stakeholder Theory: Concepts‚ Evidence and Implications” by Thomas Donaldson and Preston Lee. There were several factors that contributed to my choosing these particular articles for my study. First and foremost‚ these articles were both peer reviewed and the journals they were sourced from‚ namely the
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Legitimacy: government and politics Legitimacy is the popular acceptance of an authority‚ usually a governing law or a régime. Whereas “authority” denotes a specific position in an established government‚ the term “legitimacy” denotes a system of government — wherein “government” denotes “sphere of influence”. Political legitimacy is considered a basic condition for governing‚ without which a government will suffer legislative deadlock(s) and collapse. John Locke said that political legitimacy
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charismatic legitimacy is in many ways the very opposite of traditional legitimacy. When we use the word charisma in everyday conversation‚ we usually are describing someone who is good-looking or perhaps a witty conversationalist. But in politics‚ charisma means much more. Rather than relying on the weight of history and the continuity of certain roles or values‚ charismatic legitimacy is based on the power of ideas‚ or what is sometimes called "the gift of grace." Charisma is typically embodied
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2014 Assignment #3 Legitimacy Crisis Revolutions result in a ubiquitous change in society. This essay ascertains themes throwing legitimacy into crisis through an evaluation of the sources of the French‚ Russian and Iranian revolutions. As stipulated by Max Weber in his legitimacy crisis ideals‚ society functions on a moral relationship between the ruler and the ruled (Hague‚ Harrop & Breslin‚ 1992:19). Non-acceptance by the ruled would result in a regime losing its legitimacy and pave way for
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BP By: Anna DeHart About BP “BP is one of the worlds leading international oil and gas companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation ‚ energy for heat and light‚ retail services and petrochemical products for everyday items” In 1908 oil was found in a rugged part of Persia after a long search. Things we do are: • Find oil and natural gas • Extract it from hard to reach places • Move it to sea or land • Make what is needed from it • Generate low carbon power • Build construction
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In defining political legitimacy‚ theorists Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ and Emma Goldman each put forth a distinct set of values that frame their view on a government’s right to rule. Hobbes‚ a strong proponent to the right of self-preservation‚ claims that the protection of life is the only criterion required for a government to be legitimate. On the other hand‚ John Locke believes that governments should not only preserve life‚ but also allow for individual liberties and protection of private property
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they are both working together. This is linked to police legitimacy by how the community feels about the police. If there is a negative feeling towards to police than the people are going to be less likely to follow the laws‚ and not obey the people who enforce them. Legitimacy is the feeling that you need to follow the laws set forth‚ this sets the standard at which people go away from their self-interests and allow people to appeal
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2014). Public opinion and perceived actions of the police are what formulate if the public thinks the police are being fair or unfair. Legitimacy is only one part of how the public perceives police and perception of fairness and open communication also play an important role for police to effetely do their job (Bain‚ Robinson‚ & Conser‚ 2014). However‚ legitimacy seems to play a critical role in substantial
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Legitimacy enables a state to depend not on shear force or coercion‚ rather the idea of consent of the governed. Consent of the governed is a principle that goes back to the English philosopher John Locke‚ stating that a government’s legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and legal when it is consented by the people or society that the power is being exercised over. Consequently‚ this makes legitimacy an integral component of any successful modern state. Various forms of political
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