%0 Journal Article %1 giesecke_legitimacy_2006 %A Giesecke, Hans %D 2006 %J Higher Education in Europe %K Central EDUCATION EDUCATION, EUROPE, Eastern Eastern, FOR-profit Higher POSTSECONDARY PRIVATE PRIVATIZATION \& colleges education in schools universities %N 1 %P 11--24 %T Legitimacy seeking among new private institutions of higher education in Central and Eastern Europe %U /brokenurl#EBSCO prm http://web.ebscohost.com.libproxy.albany.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=22&hid=17&sid=ea664d51-85d4-44eb-9640-da280e679683%40SRCSM2 %V 31 %X The quest for legitimacy is particularly acute for organizations that are in the initial stages of their lifecycles. Without recognition and acknowledgment of the 窶腕ight to exist窶・ new institutions may falter or fail because of lack of acceptance. Surmounting the barriers that block the road to legitimacy can be very difficult, but there are steps that can be taken to overcome such obstacles. This article examines the paths that new institutions of private higher education in Central and Eastern Europe have taken to assume a level of legitimacy that allows for their continued operations and future success. Its focus is to dissect the forces and factors that affect the movement of such new institutions along a described legitimacy continuum. Examination of key legitimacy factors as identified by private sector rectors in both Poland and Hungary reveals that there are country窶尽pecific means that enable new institutions to transit the given legitimacy continuum expeditiously. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Higher Education in Europe is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)

@article{giesecke_legitimacy_2006, abstract = {The quest for legitimacy is particularly acute for organizations that are in the initial stages of their lifecycles. Without recognition and acknowledgment of the 窶腕ight to exist窶・ new institutions may falter or fail because of lack of acceptance. Surmounting the barriers that block the road to legitimacy can be very difficult, but there are steps that can be taken to overcome such obstacles. This article examines the paths that new institutions of private higher education in Central and Eastern Europe have taken to assume a level of legitimacy that allows for their continued operations and future success. Its focus is to dissect the forces and factors that affect the movement of such new institutions along a described legitimacy continuum. Examination of key legitimacy factors as identified by private sector rectors in both Poland and Hungary reveals that there are country窶尽pecific means that enable new institutions to transit the given legitimacy continuum expeditiously. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Higher Education in Europe is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)}, added-at = {2018-06-19T15:18:45.000+0200}, author = {Giesecke, Hans}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25478d933d0c4fcd13ccda107458f78f9/prophe}, interhash = {7c6ed564108edd5e8700db2e19d4d3ca}, intrahash = {5478d933d0c4fcd13ccda107458f78f9}, journal = {Higher Education in Europe}, keywords = {Central EDUCATION EDUCATION, EUROPE, Eastern Eastern, FOR-profit Higher POSTSECONDARY PRIVATE PRIVATIZATION \& colleges education in schools universities}, note = 1, number = 1, pages = {11--24}, shorttitle = {Legitimacy seeking among new private institutions of higher education in {Central} and {Eastern} {Europe}}, timestamp = {2018-06-19T15:18:45.000+0200}, title = {Legitimacy seeking among new private institutions of higher education in {Central} and {Eastern} {Europe}}, url = {/brokenurl#EBSCO prm http://web.ebscohost.com.libproxy.albany.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=22&hid=17&sid=ea664d51-85d4-44eb-9640-da280e679683%40SRCSM2}, volume = 31, year = 2006 }