Blowing the Whistle: Individual Persuasion under Perceived Threat of Retaliation
| Autor: | Randall Young |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Persuasion media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Control (management) 050109 social psychology Misconduct Employee attitude Accounting 0502 economics and business 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Attitude change Psychology Social psychology 050203 business & management media_common Elaboration likelihood model |
| Zdroj: | Behavioral Research in Accounting. 29:97-111 |
| ISSN: | 1558-8009 1050-4753 |
| DOI: | 10.2308/bria-51729 |
| Popis: | The effectiveness of the whistleblower as a control against misconduct and fraud is dependent on the willingness of the employee to report wrongdoings to the appropriate party. However, there is concern that a perceived threat of retaliation negatively affects one's attitude toward whistleblowing. The objective of this study is to examine whether the employee, even under threat of retaliation, can be persuaded to change his or her attitude toward blowing the whistle. The Elaboration Likelihood Model is used as the theoretical lens to investigate whether attitude change toward whistleblowing can occur and how perceived threat of retaliation impacts the persuasion process. This experimental study provides evidence that persuasive messages can change employee attitude toward whistleblowing but this change is most pronounced when persuasive messages are presented to employees who perceive a high threat of retaliation and are familiar with misconduct within the organization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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