THE INFLUENCE OF HORIZONTAL EQUITY TOWARDS WHISTLEBLOWING INTENTION
Abstract
The objective of this experimental research is to examine the change of
whistleblowing intention in manipulated horizontal equity condition and horizontal
inequity condition. The participants of this experiment are undergraduate students of
accounting department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. The total number
of participants are 151 participants who are divided into 5 cells (4 treated cells and 1
cell as control group). The result shows that treated employee in favorable condition
by increasing salary is significantly decrease the whistleblowing intention. It proves
that whistleblowing intention is more decreasing when horizontal equity is restored
through a salary increase for the individual than when it is restored through a salary
decrease for his peers. However, treated employee in unfavorable condition by
decreasing salary employee is not significantly increasing whistleblowing intention. It
proves that whistleblowing intention is not much greater through a salary decrease for
the individual than when it is introduced through a salary increase for his peers.