Developing of Maturity Model of Factors Affecting Whistle Blowing in Organizations Using Meta-Synthesis Method

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Candidate of Public Administration, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Public Administration, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran,

3 Professor of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

In recent years, the focus of leading countries in the fight against corruption has shifted from mere attention to legal structures and institutions to the use of existing capacities in public oversight, or in other words, whistleblowing. Our country is also known as one of the emerging countries in this field, which, consequently, focusing on this field can help facilitate and accelerate its movement. Considering the effects and consequences of burning on the performance of organizations, the study of the factors affecting this phenomenon in organizational contexts can be of great importance. Therefore, the present article tries to review the literature on whistleblowing, by conducting a systematic review in the form of a Meta-Synthesis method to formulate a model of maturity of factors affecting whistle blowing in organizations. By systematically searching the articles published in various journals, 57 valid articles out of 210 related articles were evaluated and selected for final review in developing a conceptual model. The final model of maturity of factors affecting whistle blowing by using the relevant methods in the development of maturity model, including four levels of initial, infrastructure, integration and management in the form of five main dimensions of mating, report recipient, violator, violation and organization after receiving Expert opinions were compiled using fuzzy Delphi technique.

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