‘When Would You Do It?’ An Investigation into the Effects of Retaliation, Seriousness of Malpractice and Occupation on Willingness to Blow the Whistle
✍ Scribed by BARBARA MASSER; RUPERT BROWN
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 260 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1052-9284
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✦ Synopsis
A questionnaire study involving white collar workers (n = 48) investigated the effects of the threat of retaliation, seriousness of malpractice and occupational status of the observer on the likelihood and method of whistle-blowing chosen. In line with previous whistle-blowing and bystander intervention research, the likelihood of whistle-blowing was greater for serious malpractices and where threatened retaliation was low. The effect of retaliation was only significant for serious white collar malpractices and in every situation internal whistle-blowing was more likely than external. The general likelihood of whistle-blowing was positively correlated with the perception that reporting the malpractice would result in change.