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Les marchés financiers sanctionnent-ils les sociétés impliquées dans des accidents industriels graves? Le cas du groupe TOTAL entre 1999 et 2012

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  • Jean-Philippe Lafontaine

    (Université François Rabelais Tours)

  • Bruno Pecchioli

    (ESC Troyes)

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(VF)Cet article rend compte d’une étude empirique qui analyse la réaction des marchés financiers à la suite de 17 accidents industriels graves ayant impliqué le groupe TOTAL entre 1999 et 2012. Les événements ont été caractérisés à l’aide d’une méthode originale d’évaluation de leur gravité et chacun d’entre eux a donné lieu à une étude d’événement. Les résultats des analyses montrent que les marchés financiers ne sanctionnent pas vraiment TOTAL, même lors des accidents les plus graves. Certaines propositions développées par Barnett (2014) expliquant pourquoi les entreprises qui commettent des fautes sont rarement sanctionnées par leurs parties prenantes sont mobilisées dans le cadre de la discussion pour apporter des éléments d’explication à ce constat surprenant.(VA)This article reports an empirical study which analyzes the reaction of financial markets following 17 serious industrial accidents which involved the TOTAL Company between 1999 and 2012. These events were characterized using an original method of evaluation of their gravity and each of them gave rise to an event study. The results of the analyses show that financial markets do not punish really TOTAL, even during the gravest accidents. Some proposals developed by Barnett (2014) explaining why companies are rarely punished by their stakeholders in case of misconduct, are mobilized within the framework of the discussion to bring elements of explanation to this surprising report.

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  • Jean-Philippe Lafontaine & Bruno Pecchioli, 2015. "Les marchés financiers sanctionnent-ils les sociétés impliquées dans des accidents industriels graves? Le cas du groupe TOTAL entre 1999 et 2012," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 18(3), pages 65-91, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:dij:revfcs:v:18:y:2015:i:3:p:65-91
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    Keywords

    accident industriel; crise environnementale; marchés financiers; valeur des entreprises; signal; industrial accident; environmental crisis; financial markets; value of firms;
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    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies

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