Implementation of whistleblowing policies: the case of listed companies in Spain

Elisa Baraibar-Diez and María D. Odriozola

International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2023, vol. 17, issue 1, 79-98

Abstract: To Shh, or not to Shh: that is the question. Paraphrasing Hamlet, one of the main ethical dilemmas for workers and organisations can be represented: to blow the whistle or to remain silent when facing a wrongdoing. Whistleblowing is analysed from psychological, normative and organisational points of view, but the implementation in the company is less represented. And it should not be like that, since internal whistleblowing mechanisms allow organisational wrongdoing staying inside the organisation, where it can be remedied and its reputational effects, alleviated. With a content analysis methodology, this paper analyses disclosed information about the implementation of whistleblowing mechanisms in Spanish listed companies (Ibex35), a country where corruption scandals have once again brought to the fore the problem of reporting wrongdoing. The implementation of whistleblowing mechanisms is heterogeneous in terms of denominations, channels and procedures, identifying weak points in the reporting of irregularities in CSR and sustainability reports.

Keywords: whistleblowing; whistleblowing mechanisms; whistleblowers; ethics; business ethics; human resources; human resources management; sustainable HRM; Spain. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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