Peer reporting of coworker wrongdoing: A qualitative analysis of observer attitudes in the decision to report versus not report unethical behavior

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-329

  King III, Granville ^a   Hermodson, Amy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Coworkers; Organizational; Peer reporting; Supervisor; Wrongdoing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007119398     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880009365579     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Allen, V. L. (1965). Situational factors in conformity. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. II, pp. 133-175). New York: Academic Press.
2. Asch, S. E. (1956). Studies of independence and conformity: A minority of one against a unanimous majority. Psychological Monographs, 70, Whole No. 416.
3. Barnett, T., Cochran, D. S., & Taylor, G. S. (1993). The internal disclosure policies of private sector employers: An internal look at their relation to employee whistleblowing. Journal of Business Ethics, 12, 127-136.
4. Barnett, T., Bass, K., & Brown, G. (1996). Religiosity, ethical ideology, and intentions to report a peer's wrongdoing. Journal of Business Ethics, 15, 1161-1174.
5. Baucus, M. S., Near, J. P., & Miceli, M. P. (1985, August). Organizational culture and whistle-blowing. Paper presented at the Management and Organizational Theory Division of the Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
6. Bowers, J. W., & Courtright, J. A. (1984). Communication research methods. London: Scott, Foresman & Company.
7. Dozier, J. B., & Miceli, M. P. (1985). Potential predictors of whistle-blowing. A prosocial behavior perspective. Academy of Management Review, 10, 823-836.
8. Festinger, L., Schachter, S., & Back, K. (1950). Social pressures in formal groups. New York: Harper & Brothers.
9. Glauser, M. J. (1984). Upward information flow in organizations: Review and conceptual analysis. Human Relations, 37, 613-643.
10. Glazer, M. P., & Glazer, P. M. (1989). The whistle-blowers: Exposing corruption in government and industry. New York: Basic Books.
11. Glazer, M. P., & Glazer, P. M. (1987). Pathways to resistance: An ethical odyssey in government and industry. In M. Lewis and J. L. Miller (Eds.), Research in social problems and public policy. (Vol. 4, pp. 193-219). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
12. Graham, J. W. (1986). Principled organizational dissent: A theoretical essay. Research in Organizational Behavior, 8, 1-52.
13. Greenberger, D. B., Miceli, M. P., & Cohen, D. J. (1987). Oppositionists and group norms: The reciprocal influence of whistle-blowers and co-workers. Journal of Business Ethics, 6, 527-542.
14. Heider, F. (1958). The psychology of interpersonal relations. New York: John Wiley.
15. Keenan, J. P. (1988). Communication climate, whistle-blowing, and the first-level manager: A preliminary study. Proceedings from the Academy of Management Best Papers, 48th Annual Meeting, 40, 247-251.
16. Kelley, H. H. (1972). Attribution in social interaction. In E. E. Jones, D. E. Kanouse, H. H. Kelley, R. E. Nisbett, S. Valins, & B. Weiner (Eds.), Attributions: Perceiving the causes of behavior (pp. 1-26). Morristown, N.J.: General Learning Press.
17. King, G. (1997). The effects of interpersonal closeness and issue seriousness on blowing the whistle. The Journal of Business Communication, 34, 419-436.
18. LaRocco, S. A. (1985). Patient abuse should be your concern. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 15, 27-31.
19. Littlejohn, S. W. (1989). Theories of human communication (3rd ed.). Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
20. Miceli, M. P., & Near, J. P. (1985). Characteristics of organizational climate and perceived wrongdoing associated with whistle-blowing decisions. Personnel Psychology, 38, 525-544.
21. Miceli, M. P., & Near, J. P. (1988). Individual and situational correlates of whistle-blowing. Personnel Psychology, 43, 267-281.
22. Miceli, M. P., & Near, J. P. (1989). The incidence of wrongdoing, whistle-blowing, and retaliation: Results of a naturally occurring field experiment. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 2, 91-108.
23. Miceli, M. P., Near, J. P., & Schwenk, C. R. (1991). Who blows the whistle and why? Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 45, 113-130.
24. Miceli, M. P., & Near, J. P. (1992). Blowing the whistle: The organizational and legal implications for companies and employees. New York: Lexington Books.
25. Miceli, M. P., & Near, J. P. (1994). Relationship among value congruence, perceived victimization, and retaliation against whistleblowers. Journal of Management, 20, 773-794.
26. Miceli, M. P., & Near, J. P. (1994b). Whistleblowing: Reaping the benefits. Academy of Management Executive, 8, 65-72.
27. Moscovici, S., & Faucheux, C. (1972). Social influences, conformity bias, and the study of active minorities. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 6, pp. 149-202). New York: Academic Press.
28. Near, J. P. (1989). Whistle-blowing: Encourage it! Business Horizons, 32, 2-6.
29. Near, J. P., & Jensen, T. C. (1983). The whistleblowing process: Retaliation and perceived effectiveness. Work and Occupations, 10, 3-28.
30. Near, J. P., & Miceli, M. P. (1985). Organizational dissidence: The case of whistle-blowing. Journal of Business Ethics, 4, 1-16.
31. Near, J. P., & Miceli, M. P. (1986). Retaliation against whistle blowers: Predictors and effects. Journal of Applied Psychology, 71, 137-145.
32. Near, J. P., & Miceli, M. P. (1987). Whistle-blowers in organizations: Dissidents or reformers? In B. M. Staw and L. L. Cummings, (Eds.), Research in organizational behavior (Vol. 9, pp. 321-268). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
33. Parmerlee, M. A., Near, J. P., & Jensen, T. C. (1982). Correlates of whistleblowers' perceptions of organizational retaliation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 27, 17-34.
34. Pearson, J., West, R., & Turner, L. (1995). Gender and communication (3rd ed.). Madison: Brown and Benchmark Publishers.
35. Perlik, A. (1999, October). Employee theft, losses grow. SDM, 29, 129.
36. Phares, E. J., & Wilson, K. G. (1972). Responsibility attribution: Role of outcome severity, situational ambiguity, and internal-external control. Journal of Personality, 40, 392-406.
37. Rea, L. M., & Parker, R. A. (1992). Designing and conducting survey research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
38. Rest, J. R. (1986). Moral development: Advances in research and theory. New York: Praeger Publishers.
39. Rothrock, J. C. (1988). Whistleblowing: Is it worth the consequences? Association of Operating Room Nurses, 48, 757-762.
40. Rutkowski, G. K., Gruder, C. L., & Romer, D. (1983). Group cohesiveness, social norms, and bystander intervention. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 44, 545-552.
41. Schachter, S. (1951). Deviation, rejection, and communication. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology, 46, 190-207.
42. Stewart, L. P. (1990). Whistleblowing: Implications for organizational communication. In S. D. Ferguson and S. Ferguson (Eds.), Organizational communication (pp. 303-316). New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.
43. Tanenbaum, J. (1990). Male and female realities: Understanding the opposite sex. USA: Tanenbaum Associates.
44. Tannen, D. (1990). You just don't understand: Women and men in conversation. New York: Ballentine Books.
45. Tharp, K., & Mattingly, C. (1991). Whistleblowing. Plastic Surgical Nursing, 2, 33-34.
46. Trevino, L. K. (1986). Ethical decision making in organizations: A person-situation interactionist model. Academy of Management Review, 11, 601-617.
47. Trevino, L. K., & Victor, B. (1992). Peer reporting of unethical behavior: A social context perspective. The Academy of Management Journal, 35, 38-64.
48. Victor, B., Trevino, L. K., & Shapiro, D. L. (1993). Peer reporting of unethical behavior: The influence of justice evaluations and social context factors. Journal of Business Ethics, 12, 253-263.