caa a22 4500 605486476 CHVBK 20210128100446.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-014-2322-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-014-2322-5 Strategies for Climate Change and Impression Management: A Case Study Among Canada's Large Industrial Emitters [Elektronische Daten] [David Talbot, Olivier Boiral] This paper explores the justifications and impression management strategies that industrial companies use to rationalize their impacts on climate change. These strategies influence the perceptions of stakeholders through the use of techniques of neutralization intended to legitimize the impacts of corporate operations in the area of climate change. Based on a qualitative and inductive approach, 10 case studies were conducted of large Canadian industrial emitters. Interviews were conducted with managers and environmental specialists (n=32). Public documentation was also collected when available. This study identifies six main neutralization techniques that industrial emitters use to rationalize their impacts: self-proclaimed excellence, promotion of a systemic view, denial and minimization, denouncing unfair treatment and deceptive appearances, economic and technological blackmail, and blaming others. The paper develops a better understanding of corporate arguments and strategies aimed at influencing the perceptions of stakeholders, including policymakers. The study also contributes to the literature on impression management by shedding light on new strategies and techniques of neutralization used by managers to shape the perceptions of stakeholders on socially sensitive issues. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Climate change nationallicence Impression management nationallicence Techniques of neutralization nationallicence Industrial emitters nationallicence Talbot David Department of Management, Laval University, Pavillon Palasis-Prince, local 2455, 2325, rue de la Terrasse, G1V 0A6, Quebec, QC, Canada aut Boiral Olivier Department of Management, Laval University, Pavillon Palasis-Prince, local 1638, 2325, rue de la Terrasse, G1V 0A6, Quebec, QC, Canada aut Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 132/2(2015-12-01), 329-346 0167-4544 132:2<329 2015 132 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2322-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2322-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Talbot David Department of Management, Laval University, Pavillon Palasis-Prince, local 2455, 2325, rue de la Terrasse, G1V 0A6, Quebec, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Boiral Olivier Department of Management, Laval University, Pavillon Palasis-Prince, local 1638, 2325, rue de la Terrasse, G1V 0A6, Quebec, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 132/2(2015-12-01), 329-346 0167-4544 132:2<329 2015 132 10551