Whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities—Can Offers of Reward Influence Employees’ Willingness and Motivation to Report Wrongdoings?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Aim and objectives
1.1. Corruption
1.2. Whistleblowing
1.3. Motivation and Reward Systems
1.4. Reward and Whistleblowing
1.5. Beyond Rewards—INDIVIDUAL Ethical Considerations
- The whistleblower problematic choice model
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collection and Procedures
- Case presented (after question 7):
2.2. Analysis
2.3. Ethics
2.4. Limitations
3. Results
3.1. Distribution and Demographics
3.2. Participant’s Knowledge and Perception of the Municipality’s Notification Routines
3.3. Participant’s Perception of What Kind of Rewards They Considered Most Desirable
3.4. Participant’s Perceived Relationship between Compensation and the Willingness to Notify
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions, Implications, and Recommendations
5.1. Conclusions
5.2. Theoretical and Practical Implications
5.3. Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Q | Questions | |
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1 | D | Gender |
2 | D | Years of professional experience |
3 | D | Age |
4 | K | Are you familiar with the notification procedures? |
5 | K | If yes, where did you learn about the notification procedures? |
6 | K | How do you perceive the opportunity to report wrongdoing? |
7 | P | Would you report the conversation you heard at the Christmas party? |
8 | P | If yes, would you report through internal or external channels? |
9 | P | What is your perception of “reward”? |
10 | P | What type of reward is important to you if you choose to report? |
11 | W | If rewards were handed out upon reporting, what type of rewards should be offered? |
12 | W | If reporting were rewarded in some way, would this affect your willingness? |
12 | W | If notification-rewards were formally introduced at your workplace, would you accept? |
13 | W | If the word "Reward" were replaced by the word "Compensation," would that affect your willingness to report wrongdoings? |
14 | W | How do perceive reporting will affect collaboration and the overall work-environment? |
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Sørensen, J.L.; Gaup, A.M.N.; Magnussen, L.I. Whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities—Can Offers of Reward Influence Employees’ Willingness and Motivation to Report Wrongdoings? Sustainability 2020, 12, 3479. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083479
Sørensen JL, Gaup AMN, Magnussen LI. Whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities—Can Offers of Reward Influence Employees’ Willingness and Motivation to Report Wrongdoings? Sustainability. 2020; 12(8):3479. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083479
Chicago/Turabian StyleSørensen, Jarle Løwe, Ann Mari Nilsen Gaup, and Leif Inge Magnussen. 2020. "Whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities—Can Offers of Reward Influence Employees’ Willingness and Motivation to Report Wrongdoings?" Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3479. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083479