Sustainable housing development : the legitimacy-seeking perspective

Chee Wei Cheah, Brian Low, Christina Kwai-Choi Lee

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Abstract

Purpose: Rapid urbanization and the influx of rural residents to urban cities has led to the growth of informal settlements globally. Drawing on institutional theory, this paper aims to examine institutional actors’ legitimacy seeking behaviour to housing issues and their responses to regulative, normative and cultural pressures. Design/methodology/approach: The qualitative case-study research approach is adopted by conducting 25 in-depth interviews that involved purposefully chosen institutional actors in the housing sector. Online observations and documents are used to support the interview data. Findings: Thematic analysis of data gathered suggests that these actors, guided by sensemaking, invest in relationship-building to attain market, social, relational and political legitimacy. The relationship-building also leads to the legitimation of institutional actors’ existence via an eclectic mix of economic, social and political actions. Originality/value: The results not only guide policymakers faced with potentially conflicting demands to legitimize sustainable housing developments policy that could benefit the urban poor’s shelter needs but also to consider the interactive and dynamic processes of stakeholders’ pressures, in a highly regulated housing environment.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1027-1041
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Business and Industrial Marketing
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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