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Correlates of Whistle-Blowers' Perceptions of Organizational Retaliation
By Marcia A. Parmerlee, Janet P. Near, Tamila C. Jensen
journal article

Date March 1982
Publisher Administrative Science Quarterly
Volume 27
Page Range 17 - 34
Description The process of public whistle-blowing and the organizational responses to it are explored, with particular emphasis on retaliation. Individuals who had filed complaints of unfair employment discrimination completed questionnaries about the organizational retaliation that followed their whistle-blowing. Correlation and regression analyses revealed that organizations were more likely to retaliate both against whistleblowers whowere valued by the organization because of their age, experience, or education, and against whistle-blowers whose cases lacked public support, than against other whistle-blowers. (Abstract from Source)