Wrongdoing, Whistle-Blowing, and Retaliation in the U.S. Government: What Have Researchers Learned From the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Survey Results?

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-281

  Near, Janet P ^a   Miceli, Marcia P ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

organizational dissent; organizational wrongdoing; retaliation; voice; whistle blowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749122409     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X08319153     Document Type: Article

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