June 2008 Whistle-blowing in the workplace: Do we stand by and allow business corruption as usual or prepare to take a fall for something? It sometimes requires uncommon courage‚ as whistle-blowing in the workplace is not so easy to do. What motivates you? Is it revenge‚ ethics or a combination? To take a closer look‚ let’s consider what is whistle blowing and explore a few conditions used to justify whistle-blowing‚ and concluded with how companies can benefit from a whistle-blowing policy
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Whistleblowing policy Introduction An important aspect of accountability and transparency is a mechanism to enable all individuals to voice concerns internally in a responsible and effective manner when they discover information which they believe shows serious malpractice. Consultation goes to the heart of the firms‟ culture‚ and avoids an individual having to resolve a difficult ethical situation alone. Staff should in the first instance consider consulting their line manager‚ or Service
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your moral position on the matter Whistle-blowing is the release of information by a member or former member of an organization that is evident of illegal conduct in or by the organization. Morality on the other hand can be defined as the concern with the distinction between right or wrong conduct. There are basically four categories of whistle-blowing in the organization. Whistle blowing can be internal‚ external‚ personal or impersonal. Internal whistle-blowing is where the matter is reported
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The biographical film Blow (2001)‚ directed by Ted Demme‚ depicts the life of American cocaine smuggler George Jung and his involvement with Pablo Escobar in the Medellín Cartel. During the 1970s and early 1980s‚ Jung was responsible for the majority of the cocaine that was trafficked into the United States. Narrated by George himself (Johnny Depp)‚ the film follows a chronological sequence of events beginning with his childhood growing up in Massachusetts up until his final arrest as a result of
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The Life of a Whistle Blower Since the 1960s‚ the public value of whistle blowing has been increasingly recognized. Whistle blowing statutes protect from discharge or discrimination an employee who has initiated an investigation of an employer’s activities or who has otherwise cooperated with a regulatory agency in carrying out an inquiry or the enforcement of regulations. Many states have enacted whistle blower statutes‚ but these statutes vary widely in coverage. Some statutes apply only to public
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CASE ONE WHISTLE BLOWERS : SAINTS OR SINNER? 1) Do you believe that whistle-blowing is good for organizations and its members‚ or is it‚ as David Stetler believes‚ often a means to extort large financial gains from companies? Is having a strong ethics whether they are ethical or unethical practices make it easier for a person to take action than for that person to process the making of decisions and choices for today ‘s ethically working environment? I feel that in this case of Douglas Durand
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MEMO Date: May 2‚ 201 To: CEO From: Re: Lead levels in whistles An issue was raised the manager of the QA team that I feel we need to address. Whistles that are part of the toy collection scheduled to be shipped to a customer in South America have lead content that is higher than allowed by current U.S. standards. Shipping potentially harmful toys without disclosure could do irreparable damage to the image of the company‚ even if shipped out of the U.S. Before addressing
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BLOW MOuLDING PLASTIC PROJECT Guided By- Prepared by Dr. Manish Kumar MACHINERY& EQUIPMENT:- S. No. Machine Qty Unit Cost Total Cost Local/Imported 1. Blow Molding Machine 2 600‚000 1200‚000 Local 2
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Jeffrey Wigand Dr. Jeffrey Wigand is best known as the whistle blower against the Brown and Williams Tobacco Corporation (B&W). He revealed the unethical tactics B&W used to target youth‚ and how they deluded many patrons of the addictiveness of nicotine in tobacco. Dr. Wigand was born in New York City‚ however‚ he claims Mt. Pleasant‚ Michigan as his home. He travels extensively about the nationally as a motivational speaker‚ lecturer and specialist on various tobacco issues. In addition he
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fraud‚ WorldCom did not have a whistle-blower hotline process in place. Instead‚ Cynthia took on significant risks when she stepped over Scott Sullivan’s head and notified the audit committee chairman of her findings. Discuss the key criteria for the operation of an effective corporate whistle-blower hotline. Be sure to highlight potential pitfalls that should be avoided and reference professional codes‚ legislation and academic literature as appropriate. A whistle-blower is an organisation member
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