THE EFFECT OF MORAL INTENSITY, ETHICAL DECISION MAKING PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT, AND ANTISIPATORY SOCIALIZATION ON WHISTLEBLOWING INTENTION : A STUDY AT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION
Dina Nurdianawati (a), Riani Rachmawati (b)
(a) and (b) Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia
Abstract
Government employees are the most corrupted people based on data the last ICW report; accordingly, every government institution needs to establish whistleblowing as an early warning system, for preventing and detecting violations of discipline, ethics, and fraud. Any sophisticated whistleblowing system will only succeed by employee support and participation. However, encouraging employees to become whistleblowers is challenging. The focus of this study is [1] to examine the relationship between individual perceptions of moral intensity of whistleblowing intentions that are mediated by ethical decision making [2] and to examine the relationship between professional commitment and anticipatory socialization of whistleblowing intentions. This research employed quantitive approach using survey method by questionnaires. Information were collected from 268 respondents obtained from 6 government offices, which served foreign taxpayer and analyzed using SEM PLS. The results show moral intensity related ethics, ethical decision making, namely the recognition and consideration of perceptions of ethical issues, ethical approval, and ethical intentions. The results also show the recognition and importance received from ethical issues and positive assessments related to whistleblowing intentions. Meanwhile, the factors of professional commitment and anticipatory socialization also produce a positive influence on whistleblowing intentions. We suggest the next researcher explore other whistleblowing intentions from external factors, design more specific research of whistleblowing and expand the sample. This result provides input to Government institutions in supporting whistleblowing policies and systems effectively, by understanding which factors have more influence on employees- commitment to take whistleblowing action.
Keywords: Moral Intensity; Ethical Decision Making; Professional Commitment; Antisipatory Socialization; Whistleblowing Intention
Topic: Human Resources and Organisations