Whistle-Blowing Systems and Legitimacy Theory: A Study of the Motivation to Implement Whistle-Blowing Systems in German Organizations

Until now, there has been no theoretical foundation that explains why organizations implement whistle-blowing systems. By understanding whistle-blowing systems as an instrument that is desired by society, the legitimacy theory could be transferred to the whistle-blowing concept. A survey of German m...

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Main Author: Pittroff, Esther 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 124, Issue: 3, Pages: 399-412
Further subjects:B Corporate social responsibility
B Effectiveness
B Power theory
B Legitimacy theory
B Whistle-blowing
B Whistle-blowing systems
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