Abstract
Neutralization theory, which explains internal excuse-making behavior, is adopted from criminology and policy compliance research and theoretically incorporated with a climate of silence model from extant whistleblowing research. Through an empirical test utilizing scenario-based field research, neutralization and climate of silence are demonstrated to jointly predict whistleblowing intentions.
Recommended Citation
Gregory, Thomas and Brekashvili, Paata, "Neutralization and Whistleblowing: An empirical examination" (2012). AMCIS 2012 Proceedings. 16.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2012/proceedings/PerspectivesIS/16
Neutralization and Whistleblowing: An empirical examination
Neutralization theory, which explains internal excuse-making behavior, is adopted from criminology and policy compliance research and theoretically incorporated with a climate of silence model from extant whistleblowing research. Through an empirical test utilizing scenario-based field research, neutralization and climate of silence are demonstrated to jointly predict whistleblowing intentions.