Assessing social responsibility: A quantitative analysis of Appraisal in BP’s and IKEA’s social reports  

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Fuoli, Matteo

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Discourse and Communication ( Full Text) vol. 6 no. 1 (2012), page 55-81.
Topik: Appraisal; corporate identity; corporate social reports; corporate social responsibility; corpus-based approaches to evaluation; discourse analysis; evaluation; legitimacy theory; stance
Fulltext: Fuoli_Matteo.pdf (660.22KB)

Isi artikel

A growing public awareness of the potential negative impacts of corporate activities on the natural environment and society compels large companies to invest increasing resources in the communication of their responsible conduct. This article employs Appraisal theory in a comparative analysis of BP’s and IKEA’s 2009 social reports, each company’s record of their non-financial performance. The main objective is to explore how, through Appraisal resources, BP and IKEA construct their corporate identity and relationship with their stakeholders. The analysis reveals two markedly different approaches to the construction of a responsible corporate identity. While BP deploys interpersonal resources to portray itself as a trustworthy and authoritative expert, IKEA discloses itself as a sensitive and caring corporation, engaged in a continual effort to improve. These differences are interpreted in light of the legitimization challenges the two companies face

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