Understanding the Behavioral Intention to Report Unethical Information Technology Practices: The Role of Machiavellianism, Gender, and Computer Expertise

Stylianou, Antonis C.; Winter, Susan J.; Niu, Yuan; Giacalone, Robert A.; Campbell, Matt

doi:10.1007/s10551-012-1521-1

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“…Dalton and Radtke (2013) demonstrated how higher levels of Machiavellianism decreased whistleblowing intentions. Further, Machiavellianism was found to significantly moderate the relationship between computer expertise and intentions to report intellectual property infractions, as well as between gender and intentions to report these unethical practices (Stylianou et al 2013).…”

Section: Individual Factorsmentioning

confidence: 89%

The Evolution of Whistleblowing Studies: A Critical Review and Research Agenda

2016

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Whistleblowing is a controversial yet socially significant topic of interest due to its impact on employees, organizations, and society at large. The purpose of this paper is to integrate knowledge of whistleblowing with theoretical advancements in the broader domain of business ethics to propose a novel approach to research and practice engaged in this complex phenomenon. The paper offers a conceptual framework, i.e., the wheel of whistleblowing, that is developed to portray the different features of whistleblowing by applying the whistleblower's perspective. The framework is based on five ''W'' questions: Who, What, hoW, Why, and to Whom? The answers to the proposed questions clarify the main aspects of whistleblowing, provide insights into existing studies of the subject, and identify relevant gaps in the literature which, in turn, offer opportunities for future research.

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Section: Individual Factorsmentioning

confidence: 89%

The Evolution of Whistleblowing Studies: A Critical Review and Research Agenda

2016

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“…Mesmer-Magnus and Viswesvaran found that ''females and more tenured employees appear to be slightly more likely to actually blow the whistle'' (2005, p. 285). Stylianou et al (2013) found that females are more likely to report intellectual property and privacy rights violations than males. Cassematis and Wortley (2013) explored the predictors of whistleblowing that potentially separate whistleblowers from those who are non-reporting observers and were unable to find gender to be a predictor in their study of Australian whistleblowers.…”

Section: Gender Differences In Moral Intentions To Whistleblowmentioning

confidence: 98%

Are There Gender Differences When Professional Accountants Evaluate Moral Intensity for Earnings Management?

Shawver

Clements

2014

J Bus Ethics

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Gender differences in ethical evaluations may vary across types of behaviors. This controlled experiment explores gender differences in ethical evaluations, moral judgment, moral intentions, and moral intensity evaluations by surveying a group of professional accountants to elicit their views on a common earnings management technique. We find that there are no significant differences between male and female professional accountants when they make an ethical evaluation involving earnings management by shipping product early to meet a quarterly bonus. Both male and female professional accountants made a similar moral judgment that this action should not be completed and indicated similar moral intentions to report this type of behavior. Further, we find that male and female professional accountants made similar moral intensity evaluations when product is shipped early to meet a quarterly bonus.

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“…For instance, females associate moral questions with problems of care and compassion ('care orientation'), while males relate moral questions to problems of justice and rights ('justice orientation') (Gilligan 1982). In light of the above literature, one would expect females generally to be more ethically sensitive in their perceptions of marketing practices than males because females are more likely to discern unethical behaviors (Stylianou et al 2013). Thus, the study proposes that female students to be more ethical in their intentions than their counterparts.…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Machiavellianism is referred to as an amoral approach that employs devious, manipulative tactics and ignores the needs and rights of others for personal gain (Stylianou et al 2013). The word Machiavellianism emerged from Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), political philosopher and author of The Prince.…”

Section: Machiavellianismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The ethical intention of marketing students: the role of ethical ideologies, Machiavellianism and gender

Ismail

Mohamed

2016

International Journal of Ethics Education

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This study investigates the relationship between ethical ideologies, Machiavellianism, perceived ethical problem, gender and ethical intention. The results from a survey of students in marketing classes from an Australian university branch campus in Malaysia revealed that relativism and Machiavellianism have negative impact on ethical intention of students. However, idealism and perceived ethical problems have positive impacts on their ethical intention. Moreover, the study found that gender is not a determinant of the ethical intentions of students. This study is attempting to improve our understanding of the ethical issues existing in one of the emergent markets (i.e. Malaysia). Additionally, it offers some implications for marketing educators.

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Understanding the Behavioral Intention to Report Unethical Information Technology Practices: The Role of Machiavellianism, Gender, and Computer Expertise

Cited by 26 publications

References 44 publications

The Evolution of Whistleblowing Studies: A Critical Review and Research Agenda

The Evolution of Whistleblowing Studies: A Critical Review and Research Agenda

Are There Gender Differences When Professional Accountants Evaluate Moral Intensity for Earnings Management?

The ethical intention of marketing students: the role of ethical ideologies, Machiavellianism and gender

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