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Introduction. Whistle-blowers are those who try to make a difference by speaking out to challenge abuses of power that betray the public trust. Although whistle-blowing only recently has become a popular label, it is as old as the history of organized society. Science has been no exception, where those who abuse power have long suppressed those ...
- Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and ...
Any study intending to explore whistleblowing in the NHS...
- Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and ...
Mar 31, 2021 · This introduces new options and avenues to study: Whistleblowing as protracted process (Vandekerckhove & Phillips, 2019) for example may be easier to study in controlled environments and repeated experimental setups, as does research on other organizational misconduct, that might be even harder to observe and investigate than fraud, such as sexual harassment and racial discrimination.
- Sebastian Oelrich
- 2021
Any study intending to explore whistleblowing in the NHS requires an understanding of the conceptual underpinnings of whistleblowing and the key theoretical and methodological debates within whistleblowing research. This chapter, therefore, begins the process of unpacking what is meant by whistleblowing and introduces some of the sources of the ideas, conceptual underpinnings and different ...
- Russell Mannion, John Blenkinsopp, Martin Powell, Jean McHale, Ross Millar, Nicholas Snowden, Huw Da...
- 2018/08
- 2018
Jul 7, 2019 · We refer to this less direct source as vicarious intergroup power, this being the perceived ability to prevent or change the ingroup’s wrongdoing through the influence of a person or group external to the offending ingroup, enlisted via whistleblowing. Research into whistleblowing is yet to consider the concept of power through (e.g., power ...
- Farid Anvari, Michael Wenzel, Lydia Woodyatt, S. Alexander Haslam
- 2019
May 22, 2024 · Elliott concludes that there is no whistleblower “type” but that they usually act for deeply held moral reasons. He invokes the somewhat old fashioned idea of “honour” as the best way to explain why they act. We think of duels, the Mafia, and Don Quixote tilting at windmills, but honour is about “duty to oneself.”.
Whistleblowing is a controversial yet socially significant topic of interest due to its impact on employees, organizations, and society at large. The purpose of this paper is to integrate knowledge of whistleblowing with theoretical advancements in the broader domain of business ethics to propose a novel approach to research and practice engaged in this complex phenomenon. The paper offers a ...
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Jan 1, 2015 · In science, where trust in processes and outcomes is vital, whistle-blowing is especially important. Case studies of US research whistle-blowers show the challenges they face, the reprisals they suffer, and the significant difference they make through their efforts. Legal protections for whistle-blowers are valuable but not enough on their own.
