التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
In Defence of the Indefensible: Exploring Justification Narratives of Corporate Elites Accused of Corruption. |
| المؤلفون: |
Torbor, Mabel1 (AUTHOR) mabel.torbor@glasgow.ac.uk, Sarpong, David2 (AUTHOR) d.sarpong1@aston.ac.uk, Ofosu, George3 (AUTHOR) george.ofosu@brunel.ac.uk, Boakye, Derrick2 (AUTHOR) d.boakye@aston.ac.uk |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Business Ethics. Jan2025, Vol. 196 Issue 1, p223-240. 18p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*CORRUPTION, *ECONOMIC elites, *EXECUTIVES, JUSTIFICATION (Ethics), SELF-interest |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
GHANA |
| مستخلص: |
Drawing on the pragmatic turn in contemporary social theory, we explore how corporate elites accused of corruption in the context of weak institutions engage in their justification works. Empirically, we focus on three high-profile corruption scandals that shook Ghana between 2010 and 2020 and inspired widespread public condemnation. Publicly accessible archival documents, such as court reporting, newspaper stories, press conferences, and the digital footprints of corporate elites implicated in the scandals provide data for our inquiry. Focussing on the juxtaposition of 'sayings' and 'doings', the findings show justification as performative, and rooted in contextual pragmatism that acknowledges the plurality of logics situated between self-interest and folk-logic. Within this framework, the domestic and civic orders of worth emerge as most prominent, with the justification processes manifesting through victimising, scapegoating, and crusading. Building on these insights, we develop a framework that highlights how the use of justifications serves as a critique of the inadequacies within climates of weak institutional frameworks consequently fostering an atmosphere conducive to framing unethical conducts as morally acceptable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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