Don't shoot the messenger

How business leaders get their bearings on a matter of science

Bibliographic Data

ID2399232
AuthorsVanessa Bowden (0000-0002-6642-2826, University of Newcastle Australia, corresponding author), Terry Leahy (University of Newcastle Australia)
Year2016
Volume52
Issue2
Pages219-234
Publication date2016-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1440-7833 • E-ISSN: 1741-2978
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1440783313518245
OpenAlexW2053888544
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

The views of business leaders are of particular interest where climate change policies are concerned. This is a study based on interviews with business leaders in the Hunter region. The sociological literature suggests either that the business community will be split according to industry, or that the business community as a whole will resist regulation. Our study finds differences of opinion in the business community somewhat marginal. Interviewee responses also suggest the importance of considering the class location of those who are the messengers of climate science - scientists and environmentalists. Business reactions come out of the habitus of business people and their animosity towards those with high cultural capital. This becomes a barrier to full acknowledgement of the implications of climate science

Acknowledgement · Business · Capital (architecture) · Climate change · Cultural capital · Habitus · Political economy · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Ecology · Marketing · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

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