Predicting intentions to report administrative and disciplinary infractions: Applying the reasoned action model

The present study focuses on the reporting of administrative and disciplinary irregularities. The reasoned action model (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980) is applied to predict officers' intentions to report illegal or irregular activities in the Israeli Defense Forces. The findings show that although the model's two predictors (attitude toward reporting and subjective norm) significantly predicted intention to report, the effect of subjective norm was much stronger than the effect of the attitude component. In spite of the military's strong formal system and although social forces have great potential to impose the reporting norm on an organization's members, actual reporting does not meet expectations. The results are discussed in light of the organizational culture that develops as the combat unit struggles to survive in an extremely turbulent environment.