Neutralization and Whistleblowing: An empirical examination

Neutralization theory, which explains internal excuse-making behavior, is adopted from criminology and policy compliance research and theoretically incorporated with a climate of silence model from extant whistleblowing research. Through an empirical test utilizing scenario-based field research, neu...

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Main Author: Brekashvili, Paata (Author)
Contributors: Gregory, Thomas
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2012
In:Year: 2012
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:Neutralization theory, which explains internal excuse-making behavior, is adopted from criminology and policy compliance research and theoretically incorporated with a climate of silence model from extant whistleblowing research. Through an empirical test utilizing scenario-based field research, neutralization and climate of silence are demonstrated to jointly predict whistleblowing intentions