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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Whistle-blowing"”.
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Comparing extrinsic and intrinsic processes of whistle-blowing: a multi-method approach
… contrast extrinsic and intrinsic processes of whistle-blowing. To be able to do this, I examined if observers of wrongdoing blew the whistle because they had strong, positive external outcome expectancies, i.e., they expected their potential act of whistle-blowing to result in occurrences of …
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The influence of individual, team and contextual factors on external auditors' whistle-blowing intentions in Barbados. Towards the development of a conceptual model of external auditors' whistle-blowing intentions.
… of Arthur Andersen in the Enron debacle, whistle-blowing within audit firms has taken on greater importance. Given the profession's requirements to be confidential, independent and to act in the public's interest, there is a need for a model that addresses auditors' whistle-blowing …
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The ethical dilemmas of whistle-blowing and corruption in the South African public sector.
… on three key concepts: ethics, corruption and whistleblowing. These concepts are examined within the context of the South African public sector. The meanings of the concepts corruption, ethics, values, morality and human rights, as well as their influence on the public official were …
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Investigating the role of reportable irregularities in South African audit
… and corporate governance illustrate how a whistle-blowing duty impacts the functioning of quality control systems. Although the reporting requirement does not result in a paradigm shift in audit practice, it is perceived by some stakeholders as contributing to the scope and relevance of …
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Problems in communication : truth-telling and informed consent
… part of the thesis is mainly concerned with whistle blowing (<i>staff speaking out about unacceptable practices</i>) which in recent years has become more common from within the realms of health-care. The need for staff to blow the whistle appears to be related to a communiciation breakdown …
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Impact assessment of corporate governance on corruption in the ministry of works and transport Namibia
… measures through establishment of effective whistle blowing mechanisms and embracing of technological developmentsto enhance detection and prevention of financial embezzlement and fraud. This can be enhanced through reporting and proper, timely and accurate accounting
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Three Essays on Anti-Corruption Legislation and Reform
… by a high risk of opportunism. Double-dealing, whistle-blowing and extortion are uncertainties that corrupt actors are in many cases exposed to. Legislation has to account for this in order to avoid being abused for the enforcement of bribe agreements. What is more, legislation can also take …
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An Examination of E-Banking Fraud Prevention and Detection in Nigerian Banks
… internal controls, customer complaints, whistle-blowing, surveillance mechanisms, staff-customer awareness and education, legal and judicial controls, institutional synergy mechanisms of in the banking systems. Finally, the findings from the analyses of this study have some significant …
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Ethical decision making in the National Health Service: A theoretical analysis of clinical negligence with reference to the existential writings of Søren Kierkegaard, Emmanuel Levinas, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Jean Paul Sartre proposed that:<br/><br/>Historical situations vary…What does not vary is the necessity for him to exist in the world, to be at work there, to be there in the midst of other people, and to be mortal there. The limits are neither subjective nor objective, or rather, they have an …