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Trust, Discourse, and Corporate Corruption

By Matteo Fuoli

Trust, Discourse, and Corporate Corruption

By Matteo Fuoli

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In this Element, the authors propose a new framework for studying how trust is built and manipulated in discourse and apply it to one of the most notorious cases of corporate misconduct in history: the Enron fraud. The framework outlines the discursive strategies speakers commonly use to manage trust, providing a tool for examining how language shapes relationships and enables wrongdoing in both physical and digital environments. The analysis, which focuses on a previously unexplored corpus of telephone conversations involving Enron traders, uncovers the discursive mechanisms through which Enron managed trust both internally and externally while manipulating California's energy markets. The findings not only provide novel insights into the Enron case but also advance our understanding of the linguistic and pragmatic foundations of trust and the relationship between discourse, trust, and corporate corruption. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
96
Release Date:
2025-12-20
Publication Date:
2025-12-20
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009665944
ISBN13:
9781009665940
Weight:
153 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
6 cm
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