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Whistle-Blowing Reporting corporate behavior that threatens harm to Individuals Society Has evolved in step with evolution of American corporations

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Whistle-Blowing Definition Employee Believes either Ordered to perform some objectionable act Obtained knowledge that institution engaged in activities that Cause unnecessary harm to third party In violation of human rights Run counter to defined purpose of institution Informs public Norman Bowie, Business Ethics (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1982), 142.

Whistle-Blowing Controversy Whistle-blowers can cause be huge problem for a business Works stoppages Large costs incurred Lawsuits result Liabilities incurred Best intentions are to prevent harm to Individuals who use product in question Larger community Often can cause harm to corporation or stakeholders Many executives get incensed over whistle-blowers Whistle-blower protection laws exist because subjected to retribution

Loyalty Question of loyalty is complex Some believe that loyalty Directed towards organization is misplaced Must be directed toward personal object This view seems false We regularly feel loyalty for Country Church School Because of people we associate with organizations Directed toward the "institution"

Loyalty Today Loyalty toward company on decline Loyalty from company toward employee on decline Many feel Relationship to employer only as solid next month's employment If they get a better offer they should take it Bond of loyalty between employer and employee isn't absolute

Motives Some whistle-blowers act out of motives other than exposing corporate wrongdoing Dishonest Upset at favoritism Have axe to grind Act out of revenge for perceived wrong Crave publicity Cases are few Whistle-blowing calls for critical examination

Whistle-Blowing Issues Justification Good reason for informing of corporation's actions Autonomy Whether actions compromise ability to decide Rights violation Whether basic human rights are violated by actions

Whistle-Blowing Complexity Compounded by Treatment by past executives Shifting loyalty toward companies Motives of past whistle-blowers Important to determine whether Justification Autonomy Rights violation Corporation can prevent costly incidents Employee can assist in determining when appropriate to go public with inappropriate actions You have completed this topic overview. Please return to the syllabus to continue.

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