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Nov 5, 2019 · The good news is that many of these laws provide anonymity, protections from retaliation, and, in many cases, some significant carrots for the whistleblowers. “People are more likely to blow the ...
- The Wells Fargo Scandal
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- The Wells Fargo Scandal
Jul 7, 2019 · In other words, an individual who perceives high vicarious intergroup power will be more likely to engage in whistleblowing (Figure 2, Path 4). Results from several studies are consistent with this point. Public sector employees reported being more likely to whistleblow when they believed that the wrongdoing would be corrected (Wortley et al ...
- Farid Anvari, Michael Wenzel, Lydia Woodyatt, S. Alexander Haslam
- 2019
- Whistleblowing as Prosocial Behavior
- Perceived Seriousness of Threats, Rationalization and Whistleblowing Intention
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A number of scholars have defined whistleblowing in a variety of ways (Alford 2001; Jubb 1999; Near and Miceli 1985). However, taking our lead from earlier studies in this field, we will utilize one of the most widely cited definitions in social science research: whistleblowing constitutes the disclosure by members of an organization (including for...
Potential threats hold negative connotations for whistleblowers, and their mention can evoke dire consequences. In general, whistleblowers often find themselves in situations where they are threatened, and these threats whistle (e.g., from wrongdoers, organizations or third parties) frequently influence the decision to blow the whistle. Several pre...
The perceived seriousness of threats has a negative effect on whistleblowing intention (internal, external and anonymous). Previous studies have reported varying percentages for threat levels in different cases of whistleblowing. For example, Miceli (2013) analyzed the incidence of retaliation in the public sectors of three countries (Australia, No...
Rationalization moderates the relationship between the perceived seriousness of threats and whistleblowing intention (internal, external and anonymous).
The perceived seriousness of wrongdoing has a positive effect on whistleblowing intention (internal, external and anonymous). Nevertheless, not all scholars agree that PSW will always be a significant positive predictor of whistleblowing intention (Cassematis and Wortley 2013; Mesmer-Magnus and Viswesvaran 2005). Although the results of many previo...
Rationalization moderates the relationship between perceived seriousness of wrongdoing and whistleblowing intention (internal, external and anonymous). Figure 1portrays the research framework which is empirically tested in this work.
- Hengky Latan, Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour
- 2021
Sep 20, 2017 · Traditional whistleblowing theories have purported that whistleblowers engage in a rational process in determining whether or not to blow the whistle on misconduct. However, stressors inherent to whistleblowing often impede rational thinking and act as a barrier to effective whistleblowing. The negative impact of these stressors on whistleblowing may be made worse depending on who engages in ...
- Tristan McIntosh, Cory Higgs, Megan R. Turner, Paul Partlow, Logan M. Steele, Alexandra E. MacDougal...
- 2019
Dec 1, 2015 · In addition, situational factors that increase the salience of the act's severity facilitate blowing the whistle — people are more likely to voice disapproval of others’ behavior when that behavior becomes unethical abruptly rather than slowly over time [23]. By contrast, the more immediate and noticeable the act of whistleblowing feels, the more difficult whistleblowing becomes.
- James Dungan, Adam Waytz, Liane Young
- 2015
Oct 23, 2021 · On the other hand, organizations also may be more likely to respond positively to whistleblowers on whom they rely heavily (Miceli & Near, 1992, pp. 188–189). Miceli et al. (2012, p. 944) found that observers who perceived themselves as having leverage to stop the wrongdoing were more likely to blow the whistle. This tendency indicates that ...
Mar 31, 2021 · Female employees are more likely to blow the whistle than male employees. 2.3 Situational factors: Fear of retaliation Many whistleblowers experience some form of retaliation after reporting misconduct (e.g., Alford, 2001 ).
