37.265, Books: Trust, Discourse, and Corporate Corruption: Fuoli, Nix, Wickert, and Van Riper (2026)

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Date: 19-Jan-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Trust, Discourse, and Corporate Corruption: Fuoli, Nix, Wickert, and Van Riper (2026)


Title: Trust, Discourse, and Corporate Corruption
Subtitle: The Case of Enron
Series Title: Elements in Forensic Linguistics
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/applied-linguistics-and-second-language-acquisition/trust-discourse-and-corporate-corruption-case-enron?format=PB&isbn=9781009665940

Author(s): Matteo Fuoli; Adam Nix; Alicia Wickert; Annina Van Riper

Paperback ISBN:  9781009665940 Pages:  96 Price: U.K. £ 18.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009665940 Pages:  96 Price: Europe EURO 21.01
Paperback ISBN:  9781009665940 Pages:  96 Price: U.S. $ 23.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009665971 Pages:  96 Price: U.K. £ 55.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009665971 Pages:  96 Price: Europe EURO 64.19
Hardback ISBN:  9781009665971 Pages:  96 Price: U.S. $ 70.00

Abstract:

In this Element, the authors propose a new framework for studying how
trust is built and manipulated in discourse and apply it to one of the
most notorious cases of corporate misconduct in history: the Enron
fraud. The framework outlines the discursive strategies speakers
commonly use to manage trust, providing a tool for examining how
language shapes relationships and enables wrongdoing in both physical
and digital environments. The analysis, which focuses on a previously
unexplored corpus of telephone conversations involving Enron traders,
uncovers the discursive mechanisms through which Enron managed trust
both internally and externally while manipulating California's energy
markets. The findings not only provide novel insights into the Enron
case but also advance our understanding of the linguistic and
pragmatic foundations of trust and the relationship between discourse,
trust, and corporate corruption. This title is also available as Open
Access on Cambridge Core.

Written In: English (eng)



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