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Institutional isomorphism and whistle-blowing intentions in public sector institutions

- Pillay, Soma, Reddy, P., Morgan, Damian

  • Authors: Pillay, Soma , Reddy, P. , Morgan, Damian
  • Date: 2017
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Public Management Review Vol. 19, no. 4 (2017), p. 423-442
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  • Description: Over the years the new institutionalism in public sector analysis has contributed significantly to our understanding of the dynamics of public sector institutions. While it has moved research away from behavioural explanations to recognizing political and cultural contexts, the focus on public sector institutions has been minimal. This research examines, by self-report questionnaire from employees in two government organizations, how institutional mechanisms shape whistle-blowing intentions within the context of a developing country. Despite the country context, findings from this study are encouraging in that participants’ intentions to blow the whistle were found, generally, to be strong. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Self-reported water and drowning risk exposure at surf beaches

- Morgan, Damian, Ozanne-Smith, Joan, Triggs, Thomas

  • Authors: Morgan, Damian , Ozanne-Smith, Joan , Triggs, Thomas
  • Date: 2009
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Vol. 33, no. 2 (2009), p. 180-188
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  • Description: OBJECTIVE: To document patterns of water exposure at surf beaches by gender and identify factors that predict bather confidence to return to shore if caught in a rip current. METHOD: Recreational surf beach bathers (N=406) provided self-completed data on water exposure patterns, surf activity behaviours and potential drowning risk and protective factors. RESULTS: Relative to females, males visited surf beaches more frequently, expected to spend longer in the water and in deeper water, and more often bathed after using alcohol (p<0.05). Confidence to return to shore if caught in a rip current was predicted by confidence to identify a rip current, self-rated swimming ability, gender, times visited any beach, and age in a standard linear regression model (adjusted R(2)=0.68). CONCLUSION: The study supports explanations that high male drowning rates result from more frequent exposure to water than females at high situational risk levels. IMPLICATIONS: Controlled studies are required to determine the role in drowning of overconfidence, swimming ability, surf experience, floatation .
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