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Organizational hypocrisy: The case of environmental disclosure after major disasters

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  • Charles H. Cho

    (Schulich School of Business - York University [Toronto])

  • Jonathan Maurice

    (MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UM1 - Université Montpellier 1 - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UM2 - Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School)

  • Emmanuelle Plot-Vicard

    (CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] - HESAM - HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université)

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the disclosure of mandatory and voluntary information by a company after an environmental accident. The analysis is based on a case study of Total, a company that was affected in quick succession by two major environmental disasters - the 1999 Erika oil spill and the AZF factory explosion in Toulouse in 2001. Using the theory of organizational hypocrisy, the article demonstrates that Total uses double disclosure practices depending on the nature of the information disclosed after an environmental accident (i.e., voluntary or mandatory information). Total disclosed a very limited amount of mandatory information, while the voluntary information disclosed by the company was used as an instrument of legitimation.

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  • Charles H. Cho & Jonathan Maurice & Emmanuelle Plot-Vicard, 2011. "Organizational hypocrisy: The case of environmental disclosure after major disasters," Post-Print hal-00736248, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00736248
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