Theories of whistleblowing

Ceva, Emanuela; Bocchiola, Michele

doi:10.1111/phc3.12642

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“…Many business codes of ethics prescribe that employees who observe unethical behavior in their organization have the moral responsibility to take action to redress the situation (Hassink et al 2007;Jackson et al 2010). This is consistent with the literature that considers whistleblowing a positive social behavior (Miceli et al 2008), altruistic (Dozier and Miceli 1985), as loyalty to society (Andrade 2015), as a moral duty (Ceva and Bocchiola 2020), and as the normative responsibility of employees (Tsahuridu and Vandekerckhove 2008). In many legal jurisdictions, employees also have the legal responsibility to blow the whistle given the law that passive observers can be held liable for not taking adequate action (Tsahuridu and Vandekerckhove 2008).…”

Section: Internal Whistleblowingsupporting

confidence: 68%

How Much You See Is How You Respond: The Curvilinear Relationship Between the Frequency of Observed Unethical Behavior and The Whistleblowing Intention

Kaptein

2020

J Bus Ethics

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This article uses a sample of 3076 employees working in the USA to examine the relationship between the frequency of unethical behavior that employees observe in their organization and their intention to whistleblow. The results confirm the expected curvilinear relationship based on the Focus Theory of Normative Conduct. This relationship is a combination of a diminishing negative relationship between the frequency of observed unethical behavior and the intention to whistleblow internally and a linear positive relationship between the frequency of observed unethical behavior and the intention to whistleblow externally. The beliefs of employees about how supportive their management is when handling whistleblowing reports moderates the relationship between the frequency of unethical behavior employees observe and their intention to whistleblow.

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Section: Internal Whistleblowingsupporting

confidence: 68%

How Much You See Is How You Respond: The Curvilinear Relationship Between the Frequency of Observed Unethical Behavior and The Whistleblowing Intention

Kaptein

2020

J Bus Ethics

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“…There are, of course, moral implications related to snitching, and there is a growing debate on the related topic of whistleblowing in political theory and philosophy. 92 Etiquette related to snitching is endowed with its own social norms and expectations in how it is seen and practiced. As the famous saying 'snitches get stitches' suggests, snitching is often understood as something that 'you are not supposed to do', and which may result in social stigma and ostracism on the part of others, or even worse.…”

Section: Snitching During Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

Civility as Politeness During COVID-19

Bonotti

Zech

2021

Recovering Civility During COVID-19

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This chapter examines new challenges to the politeness dimension of civility presented by COVID-19. First, the pandemic has made it more difficult for people to identify norms of politeness and behave appropriately in circumstances that were previously less contested and problematic. Furthermore, signalling respect and consideration towards others via polite speech or behaviour is more likely to go awry during COVID-19. Additionally, the lack of clarity surrounding norms of politeness may prevent polite acts from helping to mitigate conflict and facilitate cooperative social exchange. Finally, citizens and politicians can exploit disruptions around politeness norms to engage in behaviour that under normal circumstances would be considered impolite. The chapter also identifies potential solutions that governments, businesses, and citizens can adopt to respond to these challenges.

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“…Whistleblowing is recognised as an increasingly important means by which information about egregious wrongdoing occurring within organisations can reach wider society (European Commission, 2014; OECD, 2012). At a time when other means of detecting corruption and fraud – including effective regulation and independent investigative journalism – are failing, the public accountability of our institutions depends upon enabling necessary disclosures (Ceva and Bocchiola, 2019).…”

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Whistleblowing advocacy: Solidarity and fascinance

Portfliet¹,

Kenny

2021

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What role does difference play in relationships between partners in solidarity? In this article we add to debates on difference-in-solidarity by proposing fascinance as a critical aspect of intersubjective relations in solidarity networks. We build upon extant feminist and affect theory scholarship in doing so. Our novel approach is informed by our analysis of in-depth empirical data from a special case of solidarity – whistleblowing advocacy groups – and by Bracha Ettinger’s concept of the matrixial borderspace. Whistleblower support is a critical factor in enabling disclosures about organisational wrongdoing to come to light. Examining the experiences of workers in advocacy groups, we find that difference-in-solidarity is multi-faceted, compelling compassion while simultaneously generating ambivalence and tendencies towards exclusion. Where such contrary affects are enabled to co-exist, and where boundaries between self and other begin to be troubled, the impetus for people to work towards a common cause is enhanced. Our specific contribution is to add a matrixial perspective to debates on difference-in-solidarity: the concept of fascinance represents a powerful aspect of connection between self and other that is at once elusive, affectively felt, and invokes earlier experiences of interdependency between infant and mother. Our study also provides a unique examination of the difficulties and affordances that can accompany whistleblowing advocacy work.

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Theories of whistleblowing

Abstract: Whistleblowing" has entered the scholarly and the public debate as a way of describing the exposure by the member of an organization of episodes of corruption, fraud, or general abuses of power within the organization. We offer a

Cited by 27 publications

References 21 publications

How Much You See Is How You Respond: The Curvilinear Relationship Between the Frequency of Observed Unethical Behavior and The Whistleblowing Intention

How Much You See Is How You Respond: The Curvilinear Relationship Between the Frequency of Observed Unethical Behavior and The Whistleblowing Intention

Civility as Politeness During COVID-19

Whistleblowing advocacy: Solidarity and fascinance

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