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Exploring Whistle-Blowing Intentions in South Africa

In: Development Corruption in South Africa

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  • Soma Pillay

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The term “whistle-blowing” was adopted in the 1970s to differentiate between allegations made by someone inside the company as against allegations of a misdeed made by someone outside the company (Near & Miceli, 1985). Through the years ever since, a standard definition of whistle- blowing has been adopted by a range of authors (Dworkin & Near, 1997; Near & Miceli 1985; 1996; Rocha and Kleiner, 2005). Generally whistle-blowing is considered as “the confession by organisation members (ex- or current) of immoral, illegal and illegitimate practices under the control of their employers to persons and organisations that may be able to effect action” (Near & Miceli, 1985: 4). There must at least be four elements involved in the process of whistle-blowing: (1) the whistle-blower; (2) the complaint or the wrongdoing that is being revealed; (3) the organization/individual or a collection of people working in the organization who is/are committing the wrongdoing; and (4) the party who is made aware of the wrongdoing by the whistle-blower. With specific focus on whistle-blowing intent, this chapter primarily examine the first element of this process.

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  • Soma Pillay, 2014. "Exploring Whistle-Blowing Intentions in South Africa," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Development Corruption in South Africa, chapter 0, pages 129-161, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-38350-1_6
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137383501_6
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