The Samarco Mud and Corporate Crime: a necessary reflection
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https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v0i0.5150Keywords:
Crime Corporativo, Samarco, Estudos Críticos Organizacionais.Abstract
This article refers to a theoretical essay that aims to contribute to critical organizational studies by shedding light on the subject of corporate crime. Organizations are often exploited in their positive aspects, treating their dark side as exceptional, and this ultimately favors the occurrence of corporate crimes. With this in mind, we seek to reflect on the event that occurred on November 5, 2015, in the municipality of Mariana (MG), known as the "Lama da Samarco", and the theory of corporate crimes, since this event caused death of nineteen people, in homeless families, economic losses, environmental consequences, and calculation of inestimable victims. The conclusions point to approximations and similarities between the "Samarco's Lama" event and the theory of corporate crimes, but the need for such reflections is defended as a way to observe shady practices of organizations, trigger critical thinking and promote transformative practices. Given the current relevance of this event, we seek to highlight the adoption of such practices present in society, reviewing the bias that research that addresses the negative aspects of management receive little academic space.
Keywords: Corporate Crime; Mud Samarco; Dark side.
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