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Reporting Unethical Research Behavior

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  • Neil S. Wenger

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Stanley G. Korenman

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Richard Berk

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Honghu Liu

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

Abstract

Scientists, as professionals, have a responsibility to self-regulate. However, whistleblowing is rare. We investigated scientists' infrequent disclosure of unethical behavior by studying their responses to scenarios describing unethical research acts and compared their responses to those of research administrators. A cross-sectional survey was administered to National Science Foundation–funded principal investigators and their institutions' representatives (IRs) to the Office of Research Integrity. Both scientists and IRs proposed to respond to nearly all research behaviors that they rated as unethical. Scientists more often proposed responses limited to the research team (58% vs. 25% of cases, p

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  • Neil S. Wenger & Stanley G. Korenman & Richard Berk & Honghu Liu, 1999. "Reporting Unethical Research Behavior," Evaluation Review, , vol. 23(5), pages 553-570, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:23:y:1999:i:5:p:553-570
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9902300504
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    1. Gary Rothwell & J. Baldwin, 2007. "Ethical Climate Theory, Whistle-blowing, and the Code of Silence in Police Agencies in the State of Georgia," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 70(4), pages 341-361, February.

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