Self-efficacy as an intrapersonal predictor for internal whistleblowing: A US and Canada examination

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-421

  MacNab, Brent R ^a   Worthley, Reginald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Ethics reporting; Internal whistleblowing; Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002; Self efficacy; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 42949132773     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9407-3     Document Type: Article

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