Whistleblowing and Workplace Spirituality in Deposit Money Banks in Rivers State
This study examined whistleblowing—specifically altruistic and self-interested whistleblowing—and workplace spirituality, focusing on three key measures: meaningful work, sense of community, and alignment with organizational values within deposit money banks in Rivers State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional research design was adopted, with a target population of 1,200 employees drawn from 28 deposit money banks across the state. Using a stratified sampling technique, a sample size of 300 respondents was selected. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, and the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was employed for analysis. The findings revealed that both altruistic and self-interested whistleblowing had significant positive relationships with all dimensions of workplace spirituality. Altruistic whistleblowing exhibited a very strong correlation with meaningful work, sense of community, and alignment with organizational values, indicating its vital role in fostering a spiritually enriched and ethically responsible work environment. Self-interested whistleblowing also showed moderate to strong positive associations, suggesting that even self-motivated reporting can indirectly support spiritual values within the workplace. The study concludes that whistleblowing—regardless of underlying motive—contributes meaningfully to the development of workplace spirituality in Nigeria’s banking sector. It recommends strengthening whistleblowing mechanisms and promoting ethical culture as strategies for sustaining employee engagement, integrity, and organizational alignment.
Keywords: Whistleblowing, altruistic whistleblowing, self-interested whistleblowing, workplace spirituality, meaningful work, sense of community, organisational values.
