Responses to Legislative Changes: Corporate Whistleblowing Policies

Survey responses from Fortune 1000 firms were examined to assess whether firms changed their whistleblowing policies to response to changes in state statutes concerning whistleblowing. We predicted that firms might have created internal channels for whistleblowing in response to new legislation that...

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Autori: Near, Janet P. (Autore) ; Dworkin, Terry Morehead (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1998
In: Journal of business ethics
Anno: 1998, Volume: 17, Fascicolo: 14, Pagine: 1551-1561
Altre parole chiave:B Legal Change
B Survey Response
B Internal Channel
B Economic Growth
B Legislative Change
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Riepilogo:Survey responses from Fortune 1000 firms were examined to assess whether firms changed their whistleblowing policies to response to changes in state statutes concerning whistleblowing. We predicted that firms might have created internal channels for whistleblowing in response to new legislation that increased their vulnerability to whistleblowing claims by employees. In fact, very few firms indicated that they had created their policies in responses to legal changes.
ISSN:1573-0697
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1005721605301