To speak or not to speak? A review about organizational conditions influence in employee whistleblowing
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https://doi.org/10.22235/d.v0i30.1822Keywords:
business ethics, organizational internal communication, wrongdoing, whistleblowingAbstract
The action of denouncing an immoral or illegal act has become a phenomenon of study in the field of business ethics and in the management of organizational communication. This article aims to recover those investigations that have focused on the factors that stimulate or discourage the decision to denounce by the members of a company. Through a review of the specialized literature on organizational studies between 2008 and 2018, a series of organizational communication and management practices that may favor the appearance of this type of denunciation are identified. It is concluded that the effectiveness of these practices will depend on whether the real culture of the organizations is consistent with the values they proclaim.
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Lee, G., y Fargher, N. (2013). Companies’ Use of Whistle-Blowing to Detect Fraud: An Examination of Corporate Whistle-Blowing Policies. Journal of Business Ethics, 114(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1348-9
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Mowbray, P., Wilkinson, A., y Tse, H. (2014). An Integrative Review of Employee Voice: Identifying a Common Conceptualization and Research Agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12045.
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Sampaio, D. B. D., y Sobral, F. (2013). Speak now or forever hold your peace?: An essay on whistleblowing and its interfaces with the Brazilian culture. BAR-Brazilian Administration Review, 10(4), 370-388. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-76922013000400002
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Trongmateerut, P., Sweeney, T. (2013). The Influence of Subjective Norms on Whistle-Blowing: A Cross-Cultural Investigation. Journal of Business Ethics, 112(3), 437-451.
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Vandekerckhove, W., y Lewis, D. (2012). The Content of Whistleblowing Procedures: A Critical Review of recent oficial guidelines. Journal of Bussines Ethics, 108(2), 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-1089-1
Varelius, J. (2009). Is Whistle-blowing Compatible with Employee Loyalty?. Journal of Business Ethics, 85(2), 263-275.
Zaini, R. M., Elmes, M. B., Pavlov, O. V., y Saeed, K. (2017). Organizational Dissent Dynamics: A Conceptual Framework. Management Communication Quarterly, 31(2), 258-277. https://doi.org/10.1177/0893318916671216
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Pepe, A. I. (2019). To speak or not to speak? A review about organizational conditions influence in employee whistleblowing. Dixit, (30), 86–97. https://doi.org/10.22235/d.v0i30.1822
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