Brita Bjørkelo

Workplace bullying after whistleblowing: future research and implications

Purpose – This paper aims to present directions for future research by linking the academic fields of workplace bullying and whistleblowing together. This article also suggests implications as to how to deal with the health consequences that can develop after such workplace experiences.Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes empirical research on the link between whistleblowing and workplace bullying, and suggests how to deal with the health consequences that develop in relation to workplace bullying after whistleblowing.Findings – Empirical research has documented the link between whistleblowing and workplace bullying and the devastating effects on health that may follow (e.g. depression and symptoms analogous to post traumatic stress). Implications for practice are as follows: first, to provide clear examples of unwanted workplace behavior; and second, to help clinicians to gain a balance between the clients need to re‐tell and the need for psychological treatment.Research limitations/implica...

On the appropriateness of research design: Intended and actual whistleblowing

2. Understandings of whistleblowing: Dilemmas of societal culture 37 Wim Vandekerckhove, Tina Uys, Michael T. Rehg and A.J. Brown 3. Outsider ‘whistleblowers’: Conceptualizing and distinguishing ‘bell-ringing’behavior 71 Marcia P. Miceli, Suelette Dreyfus and Janet P. Near 4. Wrongdoing: Definitions, identification and categorizations 95 Marit Skivenes and Sissel C. Trygstad 5. Whistleblowing duties 115 Jos Leys and Wim Vandekerckhove 6. On the appropriateness of research design: Intended and actual whistleblowing 133 Brita Bjørkelo and Hege Høivik Bye 7. Whistleblowing and power 154 Kim Loyens and Jeroen Maesschalck

Sociocultural dynamics in whistleblowing: insights from India

Purpose – Through state-of-the-art insights on whistleblowing in India, the purpose of this paper is to highlight the role of sociocultural dynamics in whistleblowing. Design/methodology/approach – A review of literature on wrongdoing and whistleblowing in India revealed various aspects of the national context pertinent to different stages of the phenomenon. Thematic analysis of these dimensions, allowing for a nomothetic approach, resulted in identifying six sociocultural themes common across wrongdoing and whistleblowing. Findings – Sociocultural dynamics impacting the emergence, persistence and recognition of wrongdoing, the decision to blow the whistle, engagement in whistleblowing and the outcomes of whistleblowing encompass social relationships, power distribution, materialistic considerations, sense of propriety and fairness, public/civic orientation and ideological leanings. These factors coexist with international influences, institutional framework, workplace ethos and individual orientation. Th...