In Praise of Difficult People: A Portrait of the Committed Whistleblower

The authors analyze the results of a survey questionnaire completed by 161 whistleblowers, 80 percent of whom were or are government employees. They examine the consequences of whistleblowing and explore the organizational position and personal attributes of whistleblowers. The authors report severe...

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Published in:Public administration review 1989-11, Vol.49 (6), p.552-561
Main Authors: Jos, Philip H., Tompkins, Mark E., Hays, Steven W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blowers
Dissent
Government employees
Merit system
Morality
Personality psychology
Response rates
Retaliation
Social psychology
Testing Assumptions and Realities
United States
Whistle blowing
Whistleblowing
Whistles
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Summary:The authors analyze the results of a survey questionnaire completed by 161 whistleblowers, 80 percent of whom were or are government employees. They examine the consequences of whistleblowing and explore the organizational position and personal attributes of whistleblowers. The authors report severe retaliation against this group of whistleblowers and find that they are in many ways exceptional and tend to exhibit a distinctive approach to moral issues and decision making.
ISSN:0033-3352
1540-6210
DOI:10.2307/976577