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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Whistleblowing"”.
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Whistleblowing: the role of trade unions
Whistleblowing occurs predominantly within the workplace by individuals seeking to raise a concern. Trade unions seek to support their members in the workplace and more broadly in society. As such, we might expect that trade unions engage by supporting members who wish to blow the whistle. However, …
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Whistleblowing: Understanding the Reporting of Workplace Deviance
Researchers have long studied the precursors to the reporting of deviant workplace acts. Previous research has often relied on descriptive studies utilizing survey research and/or simplistic models with one or two narrowly defined antecedents and demographic proxy variables. Results of these …
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The effect of racial confirmation biases on whistleblowing intent
… to report a witnessed wrongdoing (i.e., whistleblowing) have not been examined. In this study, I investigated whether racial stereotypes and confirmation biases make an individual more likely to blow the whistle on a Black coworker than a White coworker for the same wrongdoing. I also …
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The Influence of Leadership Style and Personal Costs on Fraud Whistleblowing Intent
<p>Using an experimental approach, this study examines employees’ intention to report occupational fraud through various channels based on the leadership style (transformational or transactional) of the manager and the expected personal costs (either high or low) of reporting. The study also …
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Whistleblowing at work : the legal implications for employees of making disclosures of confidential information
… for such employees. The legal rights of the whistleblowing employee in English law are then considered. In chapter three case law on the duty of confidence is examined and conclusions drawn on its application to employees dismissed for blowing the whistle, with particular reference to whether …
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Square Peg in a Round Hole? Three Case Studies into Institutional Factors Affecting Public Service Whistleblowing Regimes in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia
Whistleblowing is an important prosocial activity, one which facilitates the early detection and correction of misconduct and deters future misconduct. Recognizing this, many governments have signalled its legitimation by enacting legal protections for public sector whistleblowers, including in the …
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“The Impact of Attitudes, Subjective Norms and Perceived Behavioral Control on Whistleblowing Intention in Pakistani Banks: The Indirect Effects of Organisational Cynicism and Religiosity”
… norms and perceived behavioural control on whistleblowing intention in bankers living in Pakistan. The purpose of the study was also to assess whether organisational cynicism plays a crucial role as a mediator and whether religiosity plays a role as a moderator in this relationship. The …
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Who gets stitches? The effects of rewarding whistleblowers and protecting their identity on subsequent cooperation
Companies are strongly encouraged to implement whistleblowing programs to help detect and deter misconduct in organizations. Rewarding the whistleblower and protecting the whistleblower’s identity are two highly recommended features of whistleblowing programs. I use two experiments to examine the …
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Whistleblowing and Moral Dilemmas in Policing: An Analysis of Police Culture and the 'Blue Code of Silence'
… experience with the ‘blue code of silence’ and whistleblowing relating to corruption, misconduct and abuses of civilians. The interview responses of five (5) Canadian police officers is presented and examined using a meta-analytical approach of symbolic interactionism and critical discourse …
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Problémy současné právní úpravy ochrany oznamovatelů
… whistleblower protection legislation Abstract Whistleblowing is a relatively new concept in Czech legal system, which was comprehensively regulated by the transposition of European legislation via Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers. The purpose of this rigorous thesis …
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Governance and guidance as alternatives to law change: solutions from a comparison of UK prescribed persons’ approaches to whistleblowing with contemporary international practice
… prescribed persons meet the requirements of the whistleblowing framework, including government guidance? and (ii) where not, how can identified incompatibility be addressed, where possible without recourse to law change and having regard to contemporary international practice? Thereafter, the …
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The economics of fraud and corruption
… economic tradeoffs associated with privatized whistleblowing enforcement and then empirically analyze the deterrence effects of whistleblower lawsuits. In the second paper, conducted as joint research, we consider the incentives for misreported enrollment statistics in Israeli public school …
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An empirical study of the purpose of the Irish Protected Disclosures Act 2014
… on 15 July 2014, is Ireland’s first pan-sectoral whistleblowing law. The purpose of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 is described in its preamble as being ‘An Act to make provision for and in connection with the protection of persons from the taking of action against them in respect of the …
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Corruption and police recruits in Ghana: A qualitative longitudinal study
… strategies when faced with corruption. Third, whistleblowing emerged as a complex phenomenon, as some officers feared not merely physical retaliation and career damage, but also supernatural reprisals. The findings reinforce the truism that policing reflects the socio-economic, cultural, and …
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Retaliation against whistleblowers and the role of restorative justice: a critical narrative
… associated with whistleblower mental health. Whistleblowing is a complex phenomenon within socioeconomic and sociopolitical organizations that uplifts a moral reflection of ethical or nefarious operational practices. When ethics are violated, the employee that stands at the precipice of …
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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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Raising concerns about poor nursing care: the moral and professional responsibility of nursing students and registered nurses
<b>Background and rationale</b><br/>This work is presented against a background of concern about aspects of the quality of care provided by health services in the UK and beyond, with much of this related to nursing care in particular. It is specifically concerned with the responsibilities of …
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Anonymní oznámení podle zákona o ochraně oznamovatelů v pracovněprávních vztazích
54 Anonymous Reporting under the Act on the protection of whistleblowers within Employment Relationships Abstract The topic of this thesis is anonymous reporting under Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers, and its role in employment relations. Furthermore, the thesis is built …
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BECAUSE: A Son’s Odyssey to Expose a CIA Coverup and Find the Father He Never Knew
<p>Decades after his father, Major Jack J. Wells, is killed in Vietnam, his youngest son James discovers hundreds of his letters spanning over two wars. The letters compel James to learn more about the father he lost as a child. And when he discovers the details of his father’s death are …
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INTERNAL CUSTOMER VALUE CREATION AND COMMUNICATION CHOICES
Understanding why organizational stakeholders choose to communicate company-relevant information to others in their network is an area of ongoing interest to both academics and practitioners. This dissertation advances internal marketing literature by conceptualizing employees as internal customers …