Moral intensity, ethical decision making, and whistleblowing intention

Valentine, Sean; Gódkin, Lynn

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.01.009

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“…A hypothetical scenario approach was chosen because it is difficult to directly measure observation of wrongdoing in the workplace. Scenario approaches are widely used in the whistleblowing literature (Alleyne et al 2019 ; Latan et al 2019a ; Park and Lewis 2019 ; Valentine and Godkin 2019 ). In addition, the use of hypothetical scenarios does possess certain limitations, because the variables are measured without real-life decisions having to be made, which in some cases may not align with reality.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media as a Form of Virtual Whistleblowing: Empirical Evidence for Elements of the Diamond Model

Latan¹,

Jabbour

2020

J Bus Ethics

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This article originally advances the field of organizational whistleblowing by empirically investigating the suitability of the four elements of the fraud diamond as a means to understand the intention to disclose wrongdoing through virtual channels. This article also makes a contribution on the theme of whistleblowing as it relates to customers, an under-studied, however, relevant stakeholder in this field. The main findings of the article are as follows: (a) the four elements of the fraud diamond as they relate to whistleblowing—a combination of pressure, financial incentive, opportunity and rationalization, and capability—can explain the intentions behind customer reports of wrongdoing; (b) online social media channels are customers’ preferred means of whistleblowing; (c) the elements of opportunity and capability are strongly correlated with the use of social media as a method of disclosing wrongdoing; and (d) virtual channels can be useful for whistleblowers in order to avoid potential retaliation. Unique managerial and academic implications of these research findings are also discussed, extending the layers of knowledge on whistleblowing in organizations.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media as a Form of Virtual Whistleblowing: Empirical Evidence for Elements of the Diamond Model

Latan¹,

Jabbour

2020

J Bus Ethics

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“…Jones (1991) developed the construct of moral intensity, which consists of several situational characteristics that define ethical dilemmas, to facilitate understanding of ethical decision-making. These characteristics have also been suggested for unethical behavior as an antecedent of whistleblowing decision-making: i.e., the magnitude of the consequences of the unethical behavior (Cassematis and Wortley 2013;Robinson et al 2012); the social consensus on the extent to which the behavior is unethical (Valentine and Godkin 2019); the probability of the effect of the unethical behavior (Curtis and Taylor 2009); the temporal immediacy of the effect of the unethical behavior (Singer et al 1998); the proximity of the unethical behavior (Singer et al 1998); and the concentration of the effect of the unethical behavior (Alleyne et al 2013).…”

Section: Whistleblowing and Unethical Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…The observation considers the difficulty in attempting to "objectively" to examine the benefit of diaspora strategy, which requires ethical judgments spring from qualitative factors that highlight consequences and social consensus. Then, this approach constitutes three steps, namely observation, pattern, tentative explanation, and proposed assumption for diaspora strategy [21].…”

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Migration and Development: A case study of Indonesian migrant workers

Hastuti¹,

Megawati²,

Pratono³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the Social and Humaniora Research Symposium (SoRes 2018)

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This article aims to investigate how poor people in developing countries gain benefit from globalization by examining the opportunity to work as migrant worker. To respond the research gap, this study adopts a case study approach with a fieldwork survey in East Java Indonesia. The result indicates that diaspora strategy is almost impossible for the poor if he or she notices a high possibility for the employer to cheat those who work in domestic jobs, like nanny, driver, or baby sitter. Unless protection from both house and home countries is available, the diaspora strategy is not a better option for the migrant-work applicant. The paper contributes to the scholarly interest in the diaspora strategy to interrogate the assumption underlying the Migration-as-Development (MAD) discourse.On the supply side, the labor market environment in destination countries is main determinant of migration, such as labor institutions bring impact on expected employment and wages in the labor market, thus influencing incentives for migrants to move in a particular country [8]. The need to promote diaspora strategy springs from the economic disparities between the home country and the envisaged 1st Social and Humaniora Research Symposium (SoRes 2018)

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Moral intensity, ethical decision making, and whistleblowing intention

Cited by 117 publications

References 114 publications

Social Media as a Form of Virtual Whistleblowing: Empirical Evidence for Elements of the Diamond Model

Social Media as a Form of Virtual Whistleblowing: Empirical Evidence for Elements of the Diamond Model

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

Migration and Development: A case study of Indonesian migrant workers

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