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Subjective Norms and Perceived Management Response to Whistle-Blowing: Evidence from Public Institutions of Uganda

Mawanga, Freddie Festo (2016) Subjective Norms and Perceived Management Response to Whistle-Blowing: Evidence from Public Institutions of Uganda. Journal of Governance and Development, 12 (2). pp. 67-86. ISSN 2289-4756

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Abstract

The study focused on perceptions of management response to whistle blowing by employees and the way they are explained by their whistle blowing social norms and attitudes.Social norms consisted of social reprisal, awareness of serious wrongdoing, existence of whistle blowing support systems and accuracy of whistle blowing information. Other variables were the position of a wrongdoer in the organisation and organisational workforce size.The study was carried out in Sab-Saharan Africa using evidence from public institutions of Uganda.A quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research design was adopted and data were collected using self-administered questionnaires through simple random sampling of respondents.Findings were that perceptions of management response to whistle blowing by employees were negative.It was also revealed that employees, perceived accuracy of whistle blowing information was inaccurate, perceived social reprisals and serious wrongdoing exist in the organisations.Whistle blowing support systems were perceived to be lacking and employee attitudes to whistle blowing were negative.Perceptions on existence of whistle blowing support systems mediated between employee whistle blowing attitudes and perceptions of management response to whistle blowing by employees. A hierarchical linear regression on perceived management response to whistle blowing by employees was predicted by position of the wrongdoer, employee whistle blowing attitudes; and their perceived whistle blowing social reprisals, accuracy of whistle blowing information and availability of support systems.The predictors explained about 42 percent of the employee perceptions of management response to whistle blowing. These findings have policy and managerial implications as discussed.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Whistleblowing, Attitudes, Wrongdoer, Perceived management response, Uganda, Public Institutions, Social norms
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions: School of Law
Depositing User: Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2018 01:40
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2018 01:40
URI: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23987

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