Through the Smokescreen of the Dieselgate Disclosure: Neutralizing the Impacts of a Major Sustainability Scandal

IF 4.2 4区 管理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Organization & Environment Pub Date : 2021-11-17 DOI:10.1177/10860266211043561
O. Boiral, Marie‐Christine Brotherton, A. Yuriev, David Talbot
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This article analyzes the main neutralization techniques used in car manufacturers’ sustainability reports to disclose on the Dieselgate scandal. We conduct a conventional qualitative content analysis of 72 sustainability reports, covering the period 2013-2017, from 15 car manufacturers that were accused of unethical behaviors related to the measurement of diesel vehicle pollutant emissions. We then present a framework based on four configurations of neutralization techniques, namely, “head in the sand,” “self-proclaimed green leadership,” “wait and see,” and “start of a new era.” We describe that the manufacturers used heterogeneous neutralization techniques. Furthermore, the sustainability reports analyzed are relatively opaque and disconnected from the accusations made against the companies, which are widely reported by external sources. This article contributes to the emerging literature on the defensive impression management practices used to rationalize corporate misconduct in this area.
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透过柴油门揭露的烟幕:中和重大可持续性丑闻的影响
本文分析了汽车制造商可持续发展报告中用于披露“柴油车门”丑闻的主要中和技术。我们对涵盖2013-2017年期间的72份可持续发展报告进行了常规定性内容分析,这些报告来自15家汽车制造商,这些汽车制造商被指控在柴油车污染物排放测量方面存在不道德行为。然后,我们提出了一个基于四种中和技术配置的框架,即“把头埋在沙子里”、“自称的绿色领导”、“观望”和“新时代的开始”。我们描述了制造商使用异质中和技术。此外,所分析的可持续发展报告相对不透明,与外部来源广泛报道的对公司的指控脱节。这篇文章有助于新兴文献的防御性印象管理实践,用于合理化公司的不当行为在这一领域。
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期刊介绍: Organization & Environment encourages informed discussion about the social roots and consequences of environmental problems and stimulates deeper reflection on the meaning and significance of the natural world. By critically examining the impact of human production and consumption systems on the natural environment, Organization & Environment develops new perspectives on organizations that encourage environmentally sensitive reflection, inquiry, and practice.
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