Towards a Theoretical Framework Linking the Integrity and Transparency Assessment Index (ITA) and Whistleblowing Intentions among Local Government Employees in Thailand: A Mixed Method Approach
(1) To examine whether the Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA) scores obtained from the Thai NACC could longitudinally predict perceptions of ethical climate and, subsequently, whistleblowing intentions among local government employees in Thailand.
(2) To investigate whether psychological safety, organizational identification and benefit-to-cost differential will sequentially mediate the relationship between the ITA, perceptions of ethical climate and whistleblowing intentions.
(3) To (qualitatively) examine the organizational characteristics of high-performing vs. low performing local governments with respect to the extent to which whistleblowing is encouraged.
(4) To investigate the level of whistleblowing intentions among different groups of local government employees
