Bridging the chasm between intentions and behaviors: Developing and testing a construal level theory of internalwhistle-blowing

• Main Authors: VADERA, Abhijeet K., TENBRUNSEL, Ann E., DIEKMANN, Kristina A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: whistle-blowing intentions; whistle-blowing behaviors; ethical infrastructure; construal fit; construal level theory; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Organization Development
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7501; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8500/viewcontent/BridgingChasm_WhistleBlowing_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The recent wave of corporate scandals has necessitated a more systematic investigation of internal whistle-blowing as a potential way to prevent wrongdoing. Our understanding of whistle-blowing, however, has been hampered by a deep chasm that exists between employees’ intent to blow the whistle and...