ALCANTARA Lailani Laynesa    Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of International Management    Position   Professor
Research Period	2010～2011
Research Topic	A Multilevel Approach to the Dynamics of Industry Legitimation
Research Type	Individual Research
Research Division	KAKENHI Research
Consignor	Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Research Program Type	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up
KAKENHI Grant No.	22830126
Responsibility	Representative Researcher
Representative Person	LAYNESA Alcantara lailani
Details	The main purpose of the research is to analyze the dynamics of industry legitimation theoretically and empirically at network, firm, and individual levels. This research has resulted in the publications and presentations of studies on different sources of legitimacy at different levels such as business group affiliation and multimarket contacts at the network level, international joint venture and operating experience at the firm level, and entrepreneurial motivation at the individual level. The findings have implications for building legitimacy neededto grow and survive in domestic and foreign markets.