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Scitus Academics LLC Voice and Whistleblowing in Organizations by Luela Hilton
Whistleblowing on organizational wrongdoing is becoming increasingly
prevalent. What aspects of the person, the context, and the transgression
relate to whistleblowing intentions and to actual whistleblowing on
corporate wrongdoing. Employee whistleblowing – loosely, the disclosure
to a person or public body, outside normal channels and management
structures, of information concerning unsafe, unethical or illegal practices –
has emerged as a central issue in debates over quality and safety in
organizations. Whistleblowing policies have been mandated and promoted
for many years by employers and professional associations – aimed
particularly at securing safe and effective services. Yet there is a disconnect
between whistleblowing policies in theory and how such arrangements
work in practice.
Voice and Whistleblowing in Organizations examines the decision to speak
out in organizations or to keep silent, the roles of fear and courage, and why
increasing valid information and truth is dominant to individual and
organizational health. It aims to demonstrate the relevance of voice and
silence – that is, whether employees contribute or withhold information,
ideas, views and/or concerns at work – for the sustainable development of
individuals, organizations and societies. It also identify emerging issues that
include the relationship between voice and silence, how they may manifest
in organizations, their manifold antecedents inside and beyond
organizational boundaries, their potentially positive and negative effects for
internal and external stakeholders.
Whistleblowing then, is often fraught with rival interpretations and always
happens in a deeply cultural and highly situated organizational context.
Organizational policies thus need very careful design, implementation and
enacting to protect those raising legitimate concerns as well as offering
support in cases of fallout from more vexatious whistleblowing.
The text, containing chapters by international researchers, examines the
causes and consequences of exercising voice and ways individuals and
organizations can support voice in the workplace. Including contributors
who are internationally recognized academics from a range of countries,
this book will prove to be an essential resource for scholars and students in
the field of human resource management.