... and business context of the companies into account. Findings The paper finds that the reports discursively construct climate change in different ways. Total presents climate change primarily as a responsibility the company is ready to take on; Suncor Energy presents it primarily as a business risk...

...Hester Coan Examines the ways in which reporters from differing fields of work in a high‐risk environment (the Aviation Safety Reporting System in the USA) strive through narrative to present and maintain a coherent sense of self through face‐work involving blame acceptance or avoidance. Proposes...

... and corporate reputation. The literature avers that from a client’s perspective, a healthy reputation may act as a risk suppresser. In this empirical study, the nature of corporate reputation and risk aversion in professional engineering consultancies is examined. Findings support a three‐dimensional reputation...

..., as a result of high reputations, will tend to survive better than those with weak ones. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Consumer behaviour Corporate communications Public relations Risk Transaction costs Risks and reputations: the economics of transaction costs Terry Burke The author Terry Burke...