A preliminary investigation of the relationship between selected organizational characteristics and external whistleblowing by employees
Whistleblowing by employees to regulatory agencies and other parties external to the organization can have serious consequences both for the whistleblower and the company involved. Research has largely focused on individual and group variables that affect individuals' decision to blow the whist...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1992
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1992, Volume: 11, Issue: 12, Pages: 949-959 |
| Further subjects: | B
Human Resource
B Regulatory Agency B Employment Opportunity B Economic Growth B Preliminary Investigation |
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| Summary: | Whistleblowing by employees to regulatory agencies and other parties external to the organization can have serious consequences both for the whistleblower and the company involved. Research has largely focused on individual and group variables that affect individuals' decision to blow the whistle on perceived wrongdoing., This study examined the relationship between selected organizational characteristics and the perceived level of external whistleblowing by employees in 240 organizations. Data collected in a nationwide survey of human resource executives were analyzed using analysis of variance., Results indicated that executives of larger organizations perceived a higher level of employee-voiced concerns to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as a higher overall level of external whistleblowing. Executives of organizations with union employees perceived a higher level of employee-voiced concerns to the EEOC, the media, and a higher overall level of external whistleblowing. Executives of organizations in the manufacturing industry group perceived a higher level of employee-voiced concerns to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration., The implications of these findings are discussed, and limitations of the research are addressed. The paper concludes with several suggestions for continued research. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00871961 |