Humphreys, Ashlee; Thompson, Craig J. - In: Journal of Consumer Research 41 (2014) 4, pp. 877-877
Drawing from literary criticism and institutional theory, this article analyzes the public discourse surrounding the Exxon Valdez spill of 1989 and BP Gulf Spill of 2010. While industrial accidents such as oil spills can erode consumers’ trust in experts, a macrolevel analysis reveals that...