Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis
Vol. 26 No. 1 (2023)

Obedience pressure and group pressure: An experimental study on whistleblowing

Ulfa Ulfa (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana)
Intiyas Utami (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 May 2023

Abstract

Obedience pressure is when individuals receive commands from their superiors to act unethically. Group pressure refers to individuals within a group that considers unethical actions acceptable. Meanwhile, whistleblowing refers to the reporting action of whistleblowers aware of fraud in their workplaces. This research aims to examine the causal association between obedience pressure and group pressure, and whistleblowing intentions. This research uses a 2x2 between-subject experimental study. Our subjects are students from an accounting department in Central Java. Our results demonstrate that individuals under low obedience pressure have higher whistleblowing intentions than those under high. Second, individuals under low group pressure have higher whistleblowing intentions than individuals under high group pressure. Third, there is an interaction between obedience pressure and group pressure on whistleblowing intentions. This research contributes to the whistleblowing literature and informs companies in developing an optimal whistleblowing system.

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Journal Info

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jeb

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Subject

Arts Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

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Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis is a fully refereed (double blind peer review), open-access online journal for academics, researchers, graduate students, early-career researchers, and undergraduate students, published by Fakultas Ekonomika dan Bisnis Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Indonesia. Jurnal ...