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Do you believe that legitimacy really motivates a large, powerful organization such as Wal-Mart? Is acceptance by other people a motivation for individuals as well? Explain.

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LEGITIMACY AND MOTIVATION

Legitimacy and organizational motivation: Wal-Mart

Corporate Legitimacy is defined by Bateman and Snell (2007) as people's judgment of a company's acceptance, appropriateness, and desirability, generally stemming from company goals and methods that are consistent with societal values.

As applied to a large company such as Kmart, legitimacy would therefore indicate that it has gained peoples' acceptance and is seen by the public as a whole as appropriate to their needs and desirable or within their expectations. ...

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