- Title
- Exploring whistle blowing intentions in South Africa : A quantitative analysis
- Creator
- Pillay, Soma; Dorasamy, Nirmala; Vranic, Vedran
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/158613
- Identifier
- vital:11824
- Identifier
- ISSN:1993-8233
- Abstract
- The purpose of this paper was to examine the influence of individual and situational level factors on internal whistle-blowing intentions, within a South African context. This is the first quantitative study of whistle-blowing in South Africa. Quantitative survey data, encompassing 250 senior, middle and lower-level management/administration personnel was analysed. Majority of surveyed participants indicated positive intentions toward whistle-blowing. Majority also believes that general sense of morality and professional ethics are the most influential motivations for whistle-blowing. Improved internal organizational systems and external legal systems were surprisingly found to discourage whistle-blowing in our sample. A theoretical basis for future research is extrapolated, with the main findings highlighting the importance of positive organizational values/culture and the perpetuation of business ethics awareness.
- Relation
- African Journal of Business Management Vol. 6, no. 7 (2012), p. 2529-2548
- Rights
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © 2012 Academic Journals
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1503 Business and Management; South Africa; Whistleblowing; Intention; Antecedents; Ethics; Culture
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