...Marco Bellucci; Diletta Acuti; Lorenzo Simoni; Giacomo Manetti Purpose This study contributes to the literature on hypocrisy in corporate social responsibility by investigating how organizations adapt their nonfinancial disclosure after a social, environmental or governance scandal. Design...

... in the aftermath of a scandal can influence the perceptions of stakeholders in terms of hypocrisy and legitimacy. Design/methodology/approach The present research represents a companion paper to another study in this issue that investigates the adaptation of companies' reporting behaviors after a scandal...