ACCEPTANCE OF WHISTLEBLOWING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL
ACCEPTANCE OF WHISTLEBLOWING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL

Summary/Abstract: The objective of the article is to analyse the relationship between whistleblowing and the level of social capital in Poland. A quantitative survey was conducted on a sample of 577 adult Poles. The findings indicated that the evaluation of a whistleblower's attitude depends significantly on the level of social capital. Individuals with higher social capital rate whistleblowers better and have a higher propensity to engage in whistleblowing. The research results also show that while most respondents express a favourable opinion of whistleblowing, the willingness to be a whistleblower is reported by only 28% of respondents. The analysis also demonstrated that the majority recognise the need for legal protection of whistleblowers, as well as measures to implement tools and procedures to support whistleblowing. Thus, whistleblowing should be supported and promoted in organisations. Tools and procedures should be implemented to help employees who wish to become whistleblowers to obtain adequate protection. A potential avenue for further research would be to examine the impact of social capital on the phenomenon of whistleblowing from the perspective of countries with diverse social capital, for example, the members of the European Union and those countries currently in the admission process.

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