RT Article
T1 Self-Efficacy as an Intrapersonal Predictor for Internal Whistleblowing: A US and Canada Examination
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 79
IS 4
SP 407
OP 421
A1 MacNab, Brent R.
A1 Worthley, Reginald
A2 Worthley, Reginald
LA English
YR 2008
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785629972
AB Examining intrapersonal factors theorized to influence ethics reporting decisions, the relation of self-efficacy as a predictor of propensity for internal whistleblowing is investigated within a US and Canadian multi-regional context. Over 900 professionals from a total of nine regions in Canada and the US participated. Self-efficacy was found to influence participant reported propensity for internal whistleblowing consistently in both the US and Canada. Seasoned participants with greater management and work experience demonstrated higher levels of self-efficacy while gender was also found to be influential to self-efficacy. These individual traits, although related to self-efficacy, did not directly relate to propensities for internal whistleblowing. The findings demonstrate that self-efficacy could represent an important individual trait for examining whistleblowing issues. Internal whistleblowing is becoming an important organizational consideration in many areas of North America, yet there is relatively little research on the topic. Organizations seeking effective internal reporting systems should consider the influence of self-efficacy along with its potential reporting influence. By empirically testing an under-examined component of theory related to internal whistleblowing, this effort contributes to management literature, extending the knowledge beyond a US context, and provides recommendation for managing individual bias with internal reporting systems.
K1 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
K1 United States
K1 Self-efficacy
K1 Internal whistleblowing
K1 ethics reporting
K1 Canada
DO 10.1007/s10551-007-9407-3