title: Perspectives on whistleblowing: faculty member viewpoints and suggestions for organizational change.
abstract: Given the prevalence of unethical behavior in research, whistleblowing may serve an important policing function. Despite this potential value of whistleblowing to organizations, engaging in this type of activity often has negative ramifications for those who choose to blow the whistle. Organizations may fail to provide adequate support for these individuals. In order to help inform best practices for organizations in terms of whistleblowing support infrastructure, the present effort content analyzed interviews with university faculty members regarding ethical decision making in which whistleblowing was a topic. Relevant themes in these interviews are discussed.
authors: a Department of Psychology , University of Oklahoma , Norman , Oklahoma , USA.
authors: Jensen T
authors: JT
authors: Mecca
authors: Vincent
authors: V
authors: Giorgini
authors: Kelsey
authors: K
authors: Medeiros
authors: Carter
authors: C
authors: Gibson
authors: Lynn
authors: L
authors: Devenport
authors: Shane
authors: S
authors: Connelly
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Mumford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000941:ethics*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D035642:Whistleblowing / Q000941:ethics*