Citizens on Patrol

Understanding Public Whistleblowing against Government Corruption

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6295366
AutoresXuhong Su (0000-0002-4021-3516, University of South Carolina, autor correspondente), Xing Ni (0000-0001-5528-175X, Sun Yat-sen University), Ni Xing
Ano2018
Volume28
Fascículo3
Páginas406-422
Data de publicação2018-06-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1053-1858 • E-ISSN: 1477-9803
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/jopart/muy011
OpenAlexW2792805485
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas75

Despite the importance of public whistleblowing, there has been little systematic inquiry into the topic. Combining objective and self-reported data, this study attempts to sort out the dynamics of public whistleblowing against government corruption, particularly distinguishing the antecedents of whistleblowing intention from those of actual whistleblowing acts and exploring anonymity decisions. A middle-range theory is proposed that highlights individual, situational, and institutional forces as they pertain to public whistleblowing. The results portray public whistleblowing to be driven by a complex array of competing motives and dynamics. The antecedents of whistleblowing intention are different in non-trivial ways than those of actual acts, with intention being prosocial motives and actual acts akin to voluntary provision of public goods. Institutional anticorruption yields both complementary and substitute effects on public whistleblowing. The study concludes with discussing the implications for further theory development and practical guidance

Anonymity · Business · Government (linguistics · Language change · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Public relations · Situational ethics · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Corruption and Economic Development · Ethics in Business and Education · Psychology · Law · Social Psychology