Organizational Legal Culture

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract The legal culture of organizations plays a key role in the specific ability of companies to use legal resources as a means of gaining competitive advantage and operating efficiently. The actual effectiveness of legal tools depends on how they are used, in particular by combining them with nonlegal resources, to enable companies achieve their objectives. Yet it is the legal culture specific to each company that determines the way in which legal instruments are used, and the way in which law becomes a lever for business development. Corporate legal culture is more specific than the prevailing legal culture and organizational (or corporate) culture. This chapter explores how companies’ distinctive legal cultures shape their capacity to leverage legal resources and legal instruments effectively. Through a Law & Management perspective, it analyzes the dynamic nature of corporate legal culture, particularly focusing on its potential for deliberate transformation through managerial and legal department initiatives. In particular, it emphasizes the strategic importance of compliance programs in risk prevention and demonstrates how organizational legal culture mediates the relationship between formal legal instruments and their practical implementation. The findings suggest that organizational legal culture serves as a crucial differentiator in how companies translate legal frameworks into competitive advantages.
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Authors Hugues Bouthinon-Dumas
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197769034.013.0019
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197769034.013.0019
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