Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide a deeper understanding of how to develop whistleblowing systems in public administrations, by focussing on the organisational variables that lead to actual reporting being made. The research is based on an empirical analysis of 400 major Italian municipalities and the whistleblowing systems they have implemented as anti-corruption measures. The results show that actual reporting is positively correlated with the presence of specific whistleblowing procedures as well as training and education programs. Anonymous reporting plays a relevant role.

Details

Title
Organizational Determinants of Whistleblowing. A Study of Italian Municipalities
Author
Previtali, Pietro 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Cerchiello, Paola 1 

1  University of Pavia, Department of Economics and Management Sciences, Pavia, Italy (GRID:grid.8982.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1762 5736) 
Pages
903-918
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Dec 2022
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
15667170
e-ISSN
15737098
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-021-00554-0
ProQuest document ID
2740172575
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. corrected publication 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.