Purpose

The barrage of corporate scandals has become pervasive such that it collapsed high-profile organizations worldwide. Prior studies show that reporters of corporate scandals encounter a number of challenges which discourages them from disclosing wrongful acts to appropriate authorities to effect action. Thus, this study aims to examine the remediation of the challenges of reporting corporate scandals in governance.

Design/methodology/approach

The study used cross-sectional survey design. Primary data was obtained from 400 employees of selected organizations and analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression techniques in Statistical Package of Social Science.

Findings

The results confirm that reporters of corporate scandals are confronted with challenges such as victimization, fear, suspension/dismissal, sideline and high power distance. However, these challenges can be remediated through award, code of conduct, free expression, participation/consultation and safeguard regulations to encourage and protect reporters of corporate scandals.

Practical implications

The findings imply that there should be an award scheme for reporters, and this must be made known to all employees. Furthermore, code of conduct for employees should include reporting of scandals together with its associated benefits and sanctions. Also, organizations would have to practice consultative/participatory governance system to minimize the effect of high power distance. Finally, regulations should be enacted and enforced to safeguard reporters of corporate scandals.

Originality/value

This research consolidated the challenges associated with reporting corporate scandals and provides remedies to curtail such challenges so as to encourage employees to report corporate scandals.

中文翻译：

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治理中报告公司丑闻的挑战的补救

目的

一连串的公司丑闻已经变得普遍，以至于世界范围内的知名组织都崩溃了。先前的研究表明，公司丑闻的记者遇到了许多挑战，使他们不愿向有关当局披露不法行为以采取行动。因此，本研究旨在研究在治理中报告公司丑闻所面临的挑战的补救措施。

设计/方法/方法

该研究采用横断面调查设计。主要数据来自选定组织的 400 名员工，并使用社会科学统计包中的描述性统计、相关性和回归技术进行分析。

发现

结果证实，企业丑闻的记者面临着受害、恐惧、停职/解雇、边缘化和高权力距离等挑战。然而，这些挑战可以通过奖励、行为准则、自由表达、参与/协商和保障法规来解决，以鼓励和保护公司丑闻的记者。

实际影响

调查结果意味着应该有一个针对记者的奖励计划，并且必须让所有员工都知道这一点。此外，员工行为准则应包括丑闻报告及其相关福利和制裁。此外，组织必须实行协商/参与式治理体系，以最大限度地减少高权力距离的影响。最后，应制定和执行法规以保护公司丑闻的报道者。

原创性/价值

这项研究整合了与报告公司丑闻相关的挑战，并提供了减少此类挑战的补救措施，以鼓励员工报告公司丑闻。