Preventing and dealing with retaliation against whistleblowers
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Bjørkelo, Brita & Matthiesen, Stig Berge (2011). Preventing and dealing with retaliation against whistleblowers. I: Lewis, D. & Vandekerckhove, W (Red). Whistleblowing and democratic values. International Whistleblowing Research Network.Sammendrag
In this chapter we shown how whistleblowing has the potential to alert and stop
detrimental activities that often harm a third party. We first outlined the background for our
research before we explained the term retaliation and described some types of such
behaviour. We then presented some of the most typical symptoms reported by employees
that have reported wrongdoing at work and been exposed to retaliation and workplace
bullying afterwards, before we delineated the link between whistleblowing, retaliation,
workplace bullying and health. Studies have shown that there is a link between
whistleblowing, retaliation and workplace bullying. Future studies should also investigate the
link between health and later employment status. In the subsequent section we portrayed
different ways in which to prevent and deal with retaliation against whistleblowers in practice.
In individual, group or societal tertiary interventions, therapists and practitioners are
encouraged to listen. Through listening, they can gain insight into how one can understand
and be of help to employees that attempt or have tried to improve the situation for a third
party without excluding the impact of the organisation or society in question.