Evaluation of Manager’s Hysterical Personality Axes in the Persuasive Display of Environmental Discourse

Subject Areas : Environmental Economics

Pezhman Heydari Kahkesh ¹ ( PhD student, Department of Accounting, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. )
Ahmad Kaabomeir ² ( Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. *(Corresponding Author) )
Ali Mahmoodi ³ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. )
Alireza Jorjorzadeh ⁴ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. )

Received: 2022-10-08 Accepted : 2022-12-14 Published : 2023-03-21

Keywords: environmental discourse, Persuasive Display, Hysterical Personality,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: The role of managers at the level of representative companies in the capital market is of special importance and has an effect on the symmetry of information and full disclosure of information, especially environmental information, to meet the expectations of stakeholders in social contexts. The purpose of this research is Evaluation of manager’s hysterical personality axes in the persuasive display of environmental discourse. Material and Methodology: In this research, which is considered developmental and hybrid in terms of methodology, an attempt was made to identify the axis of the hysterical personality of managers in the persuasive display of environmental discourse by relying on meta-composite analysis and Delphi processes in the qualitative part of the research. Findings: The results of the research in the qualitative part, after the content screening of 12 verified studies, indicated the existence of six axes of hysterical (showy) personality of managers in the persuasive display of environmental discourse. Discussion and Conclusion: The obtained result shows that the managers, by stimulating the minds of their stakeholders, try to implement the company's green performance strategies in their minds, so as to create a positive image of the company in the framework of green performance.

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