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Results thus suggest that legitimacy theory may be an explanation of social responsibility disclosure by Portuguese banks.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The sample is small, although it is constituted by all the relevant Portuguese banks.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>Contributes to the scarce literature on social responsibility disclosure by financial institutions. 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