Wesley Helms
Brock University
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Journal of Management Inquiry | 2018
Wesley Helms; Karen D. W. Patterson; Bryant Ashley Hudson
We propose that stigma and legitimacy are distinct constructs. Drawing from extant research, empirical observations, and the theoretical assumptions of both constructs we assert that, in spite of increasing efforts to equate stigma as illegitimacy, the opposite of legitimacy, that it is not. Specifically, we argue that organizations and their actors can be both stigmatized and legitimate at the same time. With this recognized, we propose a stigma-focused research agenda, separate from - and untainted by - legitimacy. Further, we propose an agenda that broadens conceptualizations of audiences and their dynamics, addresses how normal “deviants” take action in the face of stigma, and reconceptualises how audiences and the stigmatized interact.
Journal of Management Inquiry | 2018
Karen D. W. Patterson; Bryant Ashley Hudson; Wesley Helms
Recently, stigma research has reached an important threshold in management literature. With an increasing number of publications on the topic of stigma and related social evaluations, researchers run the risk of convoluting disparate concepts. At the same time, examining different components of a singular social evaluation can result in unique contributions that might be overlooked if not thoroughly unpacked. This dialogue presents two differing perspectives on the social evaluations of stigma and legitimacy. The authors discuss the merit of examining stigma as its own distinct construct and as a component of moral evaluation. The authors engage previous research to provide insights on the origins, antecedents, outcomes, processes and consequences of stigma from two different perspectives. Finally, established stigma researchers provide insight into the debate, drawing on previous research as well as their own foundational work.
Academy of Management Journal | 2012
Wesley Helms; Christine Oliver; Kernaghan Webb
Academy of Management Journal | 2014
Wesley Helms; Karen D. W. Patterson
Academy of Management Journal | 2017
Felipe G. Massa; Wesley Helms; Maxim Voronov; Liang Wang
Journal of Management & Organization | 2015
Wesley Helms; Christine Oliver
Journal of Management & Organization | 2014
Wesley Helms; Kernaghan Webb
Academy of Management Proceedings | 2018
Karen D. W. Patterson; Jo-Ellen Pozner; Wesley Helms
Academy of Management Proceedings | 2018
Kisha Lashley; Christi Lockwood; Wesley Helms; Tim G. Pollock; Jo-Ellen Pozner; Eero Vaara
Archive | 2017
Felipe G. Massa; Wesley Helms; Maxim Voronov; Liang Wang