Ethical Judgment and Whistleblowing Intention: Examining the Moderating Role of Locus of Control

Randy K. Chiu*

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    Abstract

    The growing body of whistleblowing literature includes many studies that have attempted to identify the individual level antecedents of whistleblowing behavior. However, cross-cultural differences in perceptions of the ethicality of whistleblowing affect the judgment of whistleblowing intention. This study ascertains how Chinese managers/professionals decide to blow the whistle in terms of their locus of control and subjective judgment regarding the intention of whistleblowing. Hypotheses that are derived from these speculations are tested with data on Chinese managers and professionals (n = 306). Statistical analysis largely supports the hypotheses, which suggests that an individual's locus of control does moderate the relationship between ethical judgment and whistleblowing.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)65-74
    Number of pages10
    JournalJournal of Business Ethics
    Volume43
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2003

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Business and International Management
    • General Business,Management and Accounting
    • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
    • Economics and Econometrics
    • Law

    User-Defined Keywords

    • Chinese society
    • Ethical judgment
    • Locus of control
    • Whistleblowing

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