MUHASEBE VE DENETİM ALANINDA BİLGİ UÇURMA (WHISTLEBLOWING) NİYETİNİ ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER: BİBLİYOMETRİK VE SİSTEMATİK BİR ANALİZ

Year 2022, Issue: 125, 257 - 289, 05.08.2022

Musa Özçelik

https://doi.org/10.52836/sayistay.1125311

Cited By: 3

Abstract

Bilgi uçurma, finansal hile ve manipülasyonlar gibi örgütlerde meydana gelen veya gelebilecek suistimallerin çok geç olmadan önlenmesinde önemli bir faktördür. Bu suistimallere tanık olabilecek kişiler arasında denetçiler, muhasebe meslek mensupları ve örgüt çalışanları yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, geçmiş çalışmalardan yararlanarak denetçi, muhasebe meslek mensubu ve çalışanların bilgi uçurma niyetini etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek ve öneriler sunmaktır. Bu kapsamda Web of Science’da yer alan muhasebe ve denetim alanında bilgi uçurmaya ilişkin çalışmaların bibliyometrik ve sistematik analizi yapılmıştır. Çalışma bulgularına göre bilgi uçurma niyetini etkileyen en önemli faktörlerin etik/ahlak, bilgi uçurmanın maliyeti/faydaları ve örgütsel bağlılık olduğu görülmektedir. Çalışmada ayrıca denetçi, muhasebe meslek mensubu ve çalışanların bilgi uçurma niyetini etkileyen unsurlar detaylı olarak sunulmuştur. 

Keywords

Denetim, Whistleblowing, Hile, Manipülasyon, Bibliyometrik ve Sistematik Analiz

Supporting Institution

YOK

Project Number

YOK

Thanks

YOK

THE FACTORS AFFECTING WHISTLEBLOWING INTENTION IN THE FIELD OF ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING: A BIBLIOMETRIC AND SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

Whistleblowing is an important factor in preventing, before it is too late, abuses such as financial fraud and manipulations that occur or may occur in organizations. The individuals who may witness these abuses include auditors, professional accountants, and employees of the organization. The aim of this study is to determine the factors affecting whistleblowing intention of auditors, accounting professionals by benefiting from previous studies and employees and offer suggestions. Within this scope, bibliometric and systematic analyses of the studies on whistleblowing, indexed in the Web of Science, in the field of accounting and auditing have been carried out. According to the findings of the study, the most important factors affecting the whistleblowing intention are the moral/ethics, the cost/benefits of whistleblowing, and organizational commitment. In the study, the factors affecting the whistleblowing intention of auditors, professional accountants, and employees are presented. 

Keywords

Auditing, Whistleblowing, Fraud, Manipulation, Bibliometric and Systematic Analysis

Project Number

YOK

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