"In the Grip of King Kong": Making Sense of Whistleblower Retaliation Experiences Through Metaphor

Whistleblowers frequently endure retaliation from organizations for exposing wrongdoing, but struggle to effectively communicate their experiences of ostracism, exile, and physical intimidation. This qualitative study used a metaphor framework to examine whistleblower experiences of retaliation. Sem...

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Главные авторы: McGlynn, Joseph (Автор) ; Richardson, Brian K. (Автор) ; Tran, Jacinta T. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2025
В: Journal of business ethics
Год: 2025, Том: 202, Выпуск: 4, Страницы: 691-705
Другие ключевые слова:B Organizational retaliation
B Доносительство
B Metaphor
B Sensemaking theory
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