Given the widespread and deep economic-social consequences of accounting fraud in micro and macro levels of society and the effectiveness of whistleblowing in their discovery and the effect of demographic characteristics on moral behavior as whistleblowing, this study aimed to examine the whistleblowing intentions for accounting fraud including account manipulation and embezzlement based on dem...

It is possible to break the vicious circle of poverty and poor health, but this demands major efforts from several sectors of society. Employees in the health sector have an important role to play, not only by virtue of performing curative and preventive work, but also by trying to influence politicians and act as whistle-blowers about unacceptable conditions. The health sector must be develope...

whistleblowing by health professionals is an infrequent and extraordinary event and need not occur if internal voices are heard. mannion and davies’ editorial on “cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations” asks the question whether whistleblowing ameliorates or exacerbates the ‘deaf effect’ prevalent in healthcare organisations. this comme...

Whistle-blowing is seen as a powerful tool in containing corruption, although theoretical findings and experimental evidence cast doubt on its effectiveness. We expand a standard corruption model by allowing both, briber and official to initiate corruption actively, in order to assess the full effect of whistle-blowing. In our laboratory experiment we find that the effect of symmetrically punis...

‘Whistleblowing’ has come to increased prominence in many health systems as a means of identifying and addressing quality and safety issues. But whistleblowing – and the reactions to it – have many complex and ambiguous aspects that need to be considered as part of the broader (organisational) cultural dynamics of healthcare institutions.

Because most organizations depend on computer systems that electronically store important data to perform crucial business functions, the integrity of these information systems is paramount. Securing company systems, however, is not always an easy task. More sophisticated systems often provide widespread access to computer resources and increased user knowledge, which may lead to added difficul...

AIM The aim of this paper is to reveal the experiences and meaning of confidentiality for Australian nurses in the context of whistle blowing. BACKGROUND Despite the ethical, legal and moral importance of confidentiality within the health-care context, little work has addressed the implications of confidentially related to whistle-blowing events. METHODS The study used qualitative narrative...