Resumen

TIRADO-TEODOCIO, Héctor  y  NIETO-MORALES, Fernando. Fear, Anger and Reporting: Emotional Antecedents of Reporting Acts of Corruption in Public Organizations. Gest. polít. pública [online]. 2024, vol.33, n.1, pp.35-63.  Epub 12-Ago-2024. ISSN 1405-1079.  https://doi.org/10.60583/gypp.v33i1.8187.

We still know little about the psycho-organizational antecedents related to the prevention of acts of corruption in government. This empirical study examines the distinctive impact of two emotions with negative valence, fear and anger, as catalysts or inhibitors of whistleblowing among public employees. Through an experimental study with local government officials in Mexico, we show that people who experience anger are significantly more likely to report acts of corruption, especially when exposed to high-intensity stimuli. On the other hand, intense fear can powerfully inhibit whistleblowing. These findings provide relevant evidence of the impact of emotional cues on whistleblowing in the context of a government organization. Based on these results, we suggest that emotion management could be an effective tool to improve integrity levels in public bureaucracies.

Palabras llave : corruption; report; whistleblowing; emotions; public administration; experiments.