E49: CEO-speak and the road to major disasters
What does the leadership language used by CEOs tell us about the priority and beliefs around safety and risk?
This episode unpacks a study exploring the BP CEO's speeches prior to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Source: Amernic, J., & Craig, R. (2017). CEO speeches and safety culture: British Petroleum before the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Critical perspectives on accounting, 47, 61-80.
More research at SafetyInsights.Org
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