corruption. Whistle blowers can make the allegations internally Whistle blowing refers to the unauthorized disclosure of the unethical‚ illegal and corrupt practices by an employee to protect the public interest. The concept whistle blowing has taken an important stand in the competitive world both in public and private sector. There are 3 conditions that must hold for whistle blowing to be morally permissible‚ and 2 other conditions that must hold for it to be morally obligatory. Whistle Blowing Conditions:
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Normative theory and whistle-blowing Introduction Whistle-blowing in this context is the act‚ for an employee‚ disclosing what he believes to be an unethical or illegal behaviour to higher management (internal whistle-blowing) or to an external authority or the public (external whistle-blowing). Examples of unethical acts include sexual harassment and racial discrimination at work while illegal act include the accounting fraud by the Arthur-Andersen accountants for Enron (Sims & Brinkmann 2003)
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Does Blowing the Whistle Violate Company Loyalty? Employees have moral obligations to respect the property of the corporation‚ to abide by employment" onmouseover="window.status = ’goto: employment’;return 1" onmouseout="window.status=’’">employment contracts‚ and to operate within the bounds of the company’s procedural rules. However‚ the duty of loyalty is not absolute. That an employee should be loyal is a prima facie duty. The object of the employee’s duty must be deserving if the duty is genuine
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label generated by increased awareness of the ethical conflicts encountered at work. Whistle blowers sound the alarm from within the very organization in which they work‚ aiming to spotlight neglect or abuses that threaten the public interest. The stakes in whistleblowing are high‚ whistle blowers pose a threat to those whom they denounce and their own careers are at risk. Sissela Bok acknowledges that blowing the whistle is often justified but that in doing so the individual creates dissent‚ conflict
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Whistle blowing is known as ‘when an employee reports some wrongdoing to people that have the authority to take correct action‚ the wrongdoing is usually a disobedience of the rules and is a threat to the public interest through fraud‚ corruptions and so on’.(www.wikipedia.org). The Public Disclosure Act 1998 came into effect in 1998. Employees were hesitant to speak up about wrongdoing because they were afraid that they would not be listened to or that they would be putting their jobs at risk. The
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Part of Chapter 2. Of Human Bondage 15 Years after the battle of waterloo came the civil war of United states and the battle in the state of Mississippi‚ which was in the hands of the north but the south wants Mississippi. The port of new -Orlands became the most important export port for the south. The control of (I don’t know what product is because I didn’t understand in the video) was crucial for the sells of south and this product became an essential key in the bond market. The Confederate
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WHISTLES HISTORY Whistles is a clothing brand with 40 stores across Britain. It was founded in the early 1980s by Lucille and Richard Lewin. In January 2008‚ Jane Shepherdson‚ former Topshop director‚ signed a deal to purchase a 20 per cent stake in Whistles and was appointed the job of chief executive Founded in London in 1978‚ Whistles began as an independent boutique and has since evolved into a leading womens wear brand. Today‚ under the helm of Chief Executive Jane Shepherdson‚ Whistles
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What is responsibility whistle-blower A whistleblower is a person who raises a concern about wrongdoing occurring in an organization or body of people‚ usually this person would be from that same organization. The revealed misconduct may be classified in many ways; for example‚ a violation of a law‚ rule‚ regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest‚ such as fraud‚ health/safety violations‚ and corruption. Whistleblowers may make their allegations internally (for example‚ to other people
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( Facts of the Case ( Issues faced ( Multiple options of solutions recommended by you ( Best recommended solution acceptable to you ( Answers to each of the questions‚ of the case‚ very briefly 1. How liable should companies be for violent acts that are committed during work by their own employees? Answer: Companies should be fully liable for the welfare of its employees. Protective measures must be taken to ensure safe working environments for its
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The first step to blowing a huge bubble is to find the right kind of gum. The best types of gum are Hubba Bubba‚ Big League Chew‚ and Dubble Bubble. Some types of gum don’t work as well as others like trident or orbit. Once you have the right type of gum‚ you have to unwrap the gum and put it into your mouth. You have to have the gum in your mouth for about 3-4 minutes before you blow the bubble‚ depending on what type of gum you have. Before you blow the bubble‚ you have to make sure there is
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