• Ritesh Verma

Whistle-Blowing is often assumed to be a pro-social behavior as it is a part of an effort to eliminate corruption. It is in the interest of the public to give whistle-blowers legal protection so that they can speak out if they find malpractice in an organization. Whistle Blower Protection Act 2011 is one such initiative. But these policies are just the first step and not a panacea for all ethical dilemmas faced by the whistleblowers. This paper examines factors influencing whistle-blowing, using survey data collected by the authors. Seven factors have been tested in this study using three research hypotheses. Several tests from SPSS have been applied and it was concluded that there is a significant impact of factors on the decision to blow the whistle and fear of retaliation more negatively affect women than men and it was also shown that health issues as a factor of whistleblowing more negatively affect Upper Age group than Lower & Middle Age Group.

Whistleblowing, Gender, Age, Legal protection,retaliation.

"ANALYTICAL STUDY ON WHISTLE-BLOWING BEHAVIOR ACCORDING TO AGE AND GENDER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no.1285-1295, November-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711201.pdf

"ANALYTICAL STUDY ON WHISTLE-BLOWING BEHAVIOR ACCORDING TO AGE AND GENDER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no. pp1285-1295, November-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711201.pdf