BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF WHISTLE BLOWERS’ PROTECTION FRAMEWORKS
European Journal of Humanities and Educational Advancements (EJHEA)
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BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF WHISTLE BLOWERS’ PROTECTION FRAMEWORKS
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Chiyangwa, Simbrisio
Dr. Mutongi, Chipo Nyoni, Thabani Dr. Nyoni, Smartson. P. |
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Corruption, whistle blower’s, embezzlement, bribery and fraud among other factors.
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Whistle blowing is indispensable towards efficient and effective use of resourcesin a bid to achieve sustainable economic growth. It guard against all sorts ofunethical behaviors in organizations which include corruption, embezzlement,bribery and fraud among other factors. Nonetheless, although whistle blowing isvery crucial in companies, it is associated with a number of barriers that hindersthe oversight mechanism of whistle blowers. Thus it against these obstacles thatthis study was found worth to unveil the obstacles that hinders the whistleblowers to effectively perform their oversight function. The study is anchored onthe whistle blower’s protection frameworks which clearly outlines the barriers ofwhistle blowing and provides a guide line to deal with such barriers. Theresearch was therefore designed using a mixed methodology approach, to carryout a descriptive survey across a sample of 384 workers in both the private andpublic sectors who were picked using stratified and purposive samplingtechniques. Questionnaires were used to gather information some of whichbeing distributed online to counter the travel challenges during the time ofstudy. The study found out that in Zimbabwe most common barriers tosuccessful implementation of whistle blowers protection framework include fearof retaliation, lack of support from management, confidentiality, duty loyalty andlack of freedom of speech. It was thus, concluded that Zimbabwe needed tolook into the matter and come up with relevant policies to maintain freedom andsafety of whistleblowers across the country.
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Scholarzest
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2020-10-21
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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https://scholarzest.com/index.php/ejhea/article/view/28
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European Journal of Humanities and Educational Advancements; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): EJHEA; 1-6
2660-5589 |
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eng
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https://scholarzest.com/index.php/ejhea/article/view/28/35
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Copyright (c) 2020 Chiyangwa, Simbrisio, Dr. Mutongi, Chipo, Nyoni, Thabani, Dr. Nyoni, Smartson. P.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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