The Fallout: What Happens to Whistleblowers and Those Accused but Exonerated of Scientific Misconduct?

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-250

  Lubalin, James S ^a   Matheson, Jennifer L ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Exoneration; Scientific integrity; Scientific misconduct; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WHISTLEBLOWING;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; DISCLOSURE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; STATISTICS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY; UNIVERSITIES; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 0033107478     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0014-9     Document Type: Article

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