Sonia Siraz is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organizations at emlyon business school, France. Her research examines legitimacy and legitimation dynamics in contested issue fields, with a focus on the grey area between legitimacy and illegitimacy. She studies how audiences evaluate ventures, organizations, and entrepreneurs, and how these judgments affect access to resources, and opportunity, especially for underrepresented entrepreneurs.
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