Abstract
Whistle blowing is a process of disclosing ill practices in the business world. It supports the desires of integrity in the code of conduct. The primary objective of this study is to determine the factors that influence intention to whistle blow among accountancy students. Results indicated that there are significant relationships between perceptions on ethics and morality, as well as organisational relationship with their intention to whistle blow.
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Ahmad, N., Nasir, I.D., Idris, N.F., Ammil, W.M.A. (2014). Intention to Whistle Blow Among Accountancy Students in Malaysia. In: Kasim, A., Wan Omar, W., Abdul Razak, N., Wahidah Musa, N., Ab. Halim, R., Mohamed, S. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (ICSTSS) 2012. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-077-3_20
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