مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Whistle-blowing at Schools: The relationship between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Abstract :

This paper examines whistle-blowing at schools in Turkey. For this aims, firstly, wrongdoings, and reporting ways of these acts were analyzed. Then, differences between the teachers, who whistle-blowed and did not whistleblow, were examined in terms of their personal factors, job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The sample involves 164 teachers. The data was obtained by a questionnaire which was developed by the researchers. Results showed that the most witnessed wrongdoings are listed as; wasting school resources, using official position for personal interest, wasting school’s money, and violate regulations. Besides, whistle-blowing intention of the teachers increases according to the seniority increase. Most of the teachers prefer informal reporting. They inform superior managers during internal reporting and they inform parents during external reporting. There is no difference between the groups in terms of job satisfaction. There have been many studies examining whistle blowing in especially marketing in the US and in Europe. Thus, this paper aimed to contribute to the extant literature by choosing education as context.