Beyond Survival: Achieving New Venture Growth by Building Legitimacy
论证合法性是新创企业获取其他关键资源的重要基础，进而推动企业成长，并探讨新创企业如何通过战略行动建立合法性，包括合法性来源、获取策略及合法性门槛概念。
In this article we argue that (1) legitimacy is an important resource for gaining other resources, (2) such resources are crucial for new venture growth, and (3) legitimacy can be enhanced by the strategic actions of new ventures. We review the impact of legitimacy on new ventures as well as sources of legitimacy for new ventures, present strategies for new ventures to acquire legitimacy, explore the process of building legitimacy in the new venture, and examine the concept of the legitimacy threshold.