Whistleblowing Intention: A Study of Situation Factors

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies
© 2019 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal
Volume 6 Issue 12
Year of Publication : 2019
Authors : Annisa Hakim Z, Safira, Hadi Mahmudah
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Annisa Hakim Z, Safira, Hadi Mahmudah, "Whistleblowing Intention: A Study of Situation Factors," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 6,  no. 12, pp. 132-140, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V6I12P115

Abstract:

The low employee participation becomes a whistleblower caused by various factors, one of which is the situation factor. This study aims to examine the situation factors towards whistleblowing intentions with the types of reporting channel available such as internal, external, with identity, or anonymous. The respondents of this study were educational staff at tertiary institutions in Indonesia using questionnaires and analyzed using covariancebased SEM with Smart PLS 2.0. the results of this study explain that the seriousness of the wrongdoing significantly influences fraud intentions with internal channel

Keywords:

whistleblowing intention, seriousness of wrongdoing, wrongdoerstatus

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