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Weblogs, Legitimacy and Organizations

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The last decades have seen a movement of production to less economically developed countries. These countries often don’t meet Western social and environmental standards. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have challenged poor conditions such as child labor, discrimination or environmental pollution caused by suppliers. Purchasers are criticized in the public realm, which leads to damage to their reputation [Hansen and Schrader 2005; Gilbert 2003]. Nike, Dole Foods and GM have experienced such campaigns [Lawrence 2002]. Focal companies with direct contact to the end customer and big labels are most vulnerable to this strategy. A loss of reputation may weaken their ability to compete and result in decreasing sales volume [Hansen and Schrader 2005].

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Glötzel, M., Müller, M. (2007). Weblogs, Legitimacy and Organizations. In: Gómez, J.M., Sonnenschein, M., Müller, M., Welsch, H., Rautenstrauch, C. (eds) Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71335-7_29

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