Legitimation and Stigmatization
The webinar is planned to last 90 minutes, including a Q&A session.
May 29, 2025 08:00 PM Istanbul
Registration link: zoom.us/meeting/register/ztFJUwy4TeejvyhRVb0M5g
Webinar Topic: Legitimation and Stigmatization Description: This webinar will explore how the processes of legitimation and stigmatization take shape and the role of language, communication, and discursive struggles in these processes.
About the Speaker: Prof. Dr. Eero Vaara, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK Eero Vaara is a globally recognized scholar specializing in strategy, institutional change, discourse analysis, and legitimation within the field of organization and management. He is currently a Professor of "Organizations and Impact" at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. His research focuses on how strategic and institutional change processes unfold and the role of language, discourse, and narrative in these processes. His work also delves into topics such as strategy processes and practices, radical transformations like mergers and acquisitions, institutional change and legitimation, multinational corporations, nationalism, and globalization. He integrates deep theoretical and methodological approaches with practical issues such as strategy studies and post-merger integration management.
Recommended Readings:
Vaara, E., Aranda, A. M., & Etchanchu, H. (2024). Discursive legitimation: An integrative theoretical framework and agenda for future research. Journal of Management, 50(6), 2343- 2373. doi.org/10.1177/01492063241230511
Aranda, A. M., Vaara, E., Etchanchu, H., & Guyt, J. Y. (2024). Discursive Struggles and Contested Stigma Extensions: Explaining the Gradual Stigmatization of the US Tobacco Industry. Organization Science. doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2022.16145
For more information, please visit: www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/people/eero-vaara
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