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You're grounded! Towards a theory of enactive legitimation, materiality and practice

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Nicolini, Davide, Reinecke, Juliane and Ismail, Aneeq M. (2021) You're grounded! Towards a theory of enactive legitimation, materiality and practice. Research in the Sociology of Organizations , 71 . pp. 87-115. doi:10.1108/S0733-558X20200000071004

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In this paper, we explore the specific nature of material-based legitimation and examine how it differs from other forms of legitimation. Prior studies of institutional legitimacy have predominantly focused on the discursive and iconic aspects of legitimation, with much less focus placed on the role of materiality. To advance our argument, we introduce the notion of enactive legitimation. We suggest that legitimation is derived from and supported by the ongoing engagement and interaction with materials and material-based practices. To elaborate our argument, we study a case of the use of material signification to legitimise a new financial product within Islamic banking. We show that the legitimacy of the product is grounded in materials and the materiality of a number of ritualised practices. Materials and practices, however, also impose their own specific constraints on the process, and do so in ways that are more evident than when legitimation is based on signs and symbols (both language and images). The paper contributes to practice-based institutionalism by leveraging one of the central tenets of practice theory to extend the understanding of legitimation. It also illustrates what practice-based sensitivity may look like in action.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Innovation, Knowledge & Organisational Networks Research Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Banks and banking -- Religious aspects -- Islam, Materiality (Accounting), Organization -- Research
Journal or Publication Title: Research in the Sociology of Organizations
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 9781800434172
ISSN: 0733-558X
Book Title: On Practice and Institution : New Empirical Directions (Research in the Sociology of Organizations
Editor: Lounsbury, M. and Anderson, D. A. and Spee, P.
Official Date: 12 January 2021
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12 January 2021Published
28 April 2020Accepted
Volume: 71
Page Range: pp. 87-115
DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X20200000071004
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited
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