<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<sec id="j_ijcm-2021-0003_s_008">
<h3>Background</h3>
<p>In the literature one can find studies on the legitimacy of the political system or institutions (organs) of power. There are no studies on legitimacy from the point of view of social economy entities. Social perception is a factor that influences the success of social economy entities.</p>
</sec>
<sec id="j_ijcm-2021-0003_s_009">
<h3>Research aims</h3>
<p>The author set out to adapt the conceptual (semantic) apparatus to the analysis of legitimacy in relation to institutions operating in the social economy sector.</p></sec>
<sec id="j_ijcm-2021-0003_s_010">
<h3>Methodology</h3>
<p>The article has a theoretical character and presents the importance of the concept of legitimacy in the environment of social entrepreneurship (conceptual paper). The thesis the author will try to prove is that legitimisation of social economy entities is an essential element of the functioning of the social sector. The analysis was made on the basis of Polish conditions.</p></sec>
<sec id="j_ijcm-2021-0003_s_011">
<h3>Findings</h3>
<p>The analysis of planes and factors shaping the legitimacy of social economy entities seems interesting. Summarising the results of the research, it can be seen that the category of legitimacy, combined with the acceptance and legal validation of the activities of individual entities, as well as the entire social economy system, can be useful.</p></sec>
</abstract>

Background
In the literature one can find studies on the legitimacy of the political system or institutions (organs) of power. There are no studies on legitimacy from the point of view of social economy entities. Social perception is a factor that influences the success of social economy entities.


Research aims
The author set out to adapt the conceptual (semantic) apparatus to the analysis of legitimacy in relation to institutions operating in the social economy sector.

Methodology
The article has a theoretical character and presents the importance of the concept of legitimacy in the environment of social entrepreneurship (conceptual paper). The thesis the author will try to prove is that legitimisation of social economy entities is an essential element of the functioning of the social sector. The analysis was made on the basis of Polish conditions.

Findings
The analysis of planes and factors shaping the legitimacy of social economy entities seems interesting. Summarising the results of the research, it can be seen that the category of legitimacy, combined with the acceptance and legal validation of the activities of individual entities, as well as the entire social economy system, can be useful.

Legitimisation of Social Economy Entities: Theoretical Framework for Analysis in Polish Conditions

International Journal of Contemporary Management

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Background
In the literature one can find studies on the legitimacy of the political system or institutions (organs) of power. There are no studies on...

Term	Synonym	Related terms	Definition
effectiveness	Efficacy, efficiency, rationality, profitability, cost- effectiveness, productivity, performance	Optimal, efficient	The ratio of the useful result to the effort incurred to achieve said result.
effective	Effectual, rational, economical, profitable, productive, beneficial, cost-effective, resultant	Optimal, best, adequate	Positive (desired) result, but not necessarily the highest effectiveness.
optimality	Maximum state, minimum state	Effectiveness, rationality, productivity	Assumes only values above 1 or other than 0.
optimal	The best in terms of the criterion adopted	Effective	A state where the objective function reaches an extreme (max. or min.) at given constraints.
Social effectiveness	Effectiveness of social production, macroeconomic effectiveness, objective effectiveness, allocation effectiveness, management effectiveness	Economic efficiency	The results obtained are beneficial for the economy as a whole in terms of the expenditure incurred.
cost-effectiveness	Management effectiveness	Social effectiveness	Concerns measurable phenomena and processes that can be shaped.
Effectiveness of work	Work efficiency, labour intensity	Effectiveness production, entity of	The ratio of the work result to the workload incurred.

Legitimisation of Social Economy Entities: Theoretical Framework for Analysis in Polish Conditions

Article Category: Research Article

Online veröffentlicht: 15. Sept. 2021

Seitenbereich: 29 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2021-0003

Schlüsselwörter
social entrepreneurship, legitimation, social economy sector

© 2021 Małgorzata Marzec, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1

Terminology used in effectiveness studies

Legitimisation of Social Economy Entities: Theoretical Framework for Analysis in Polish Conditions

Article Category: Research Article

Online veröffentlicht: 15. Sept. 2021

Seitenbereich: 29 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2021-0003

Schlüsselwörtersocial entrepreneurship, legitimation, social economy sector

© 2021 Małgorzata Marzec, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1

Terminology used in effectiveness studies

Schlüsselwörter
social entrepreneurship, legitimation, social economy sector