sex‚ and income as the population at large. Whistleblowing is a relatively recent entry into the vocabulary of politics and public affairs‚ although the type of behavior to which it refers is not wholly new. How is it defined? Whistleblowing refers to a warning issued by a member or former member of an organization to the public about a serious wrongdoing or danger created or concealed within the organization. In a genuine case of whistleblowing‚ the whistleblower would have to have unsuccessfully
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Questions for Quiz to be held during ‘Swashrit’ 1) A British based private mining firm has been in news recently for the controversy regarding the violation of Forest Rights Act‚ at its bauxite mining site in Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district‚ Orissa. The picture below is the founder-chairman of this metals & mining company‚ who was poised to take over Mukesh Ambani as the richest Indian had the deal to acquire Cairn India‚ gone through. Name the person or the company
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History of Whistleblowing The definition of a whistleblower is a past or pesent employee or member of an organization‚ who reports misconduct to people or entities that have the power and presumed willingness to take corrective action‚ or to notify the general public of wrongdoing. In most cases‚ whistleblowers are employees of the ogranization but can be employees of government agencies as well. Normally the misconduct being reported is a violation of law‚ rule‚ regulation and/or a direct threat
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that the superior will do nothing effective. 3. The whistleblower has exhausted other internal procedures within the organization – or at least made use of many internal procedures as the danger to others and her own safety make reasonable. Whistleblowing is mandatory in these situations: 4. The whistleblower has/or has accessible evidence that would convince a reasonable‚ impartial observer that her view of the threat is correct. 5. The whistleblower has good reason to believe that revealing
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Definition: Whistleblowing occurs when a member of an organization goes outside of the normal lines of authority in order to accuse the organization (or key personnel) of wrongdoing. On the face of it‚ whistleblowing involves disloyalty -- however well-meaning -- to one’s institution. So it requires justification. When is whistleblowing justified? Serious harm is involved; The whistleblower has already expressed his or her concerns to his/her immediate superior;
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the name used by both the Sith and Jedi orders for something in the universe‚ a power they tap into or act on behalf of. There are two sides to the force: The Light side and The Dark side. The Light side was aligned with calmness and used by the Jedi and was used for knowledge and defense. The God we discuss in class has some similarities to the Force’s light side. The Jedis use light when they need knowledge or when they are fighting and need to defend themselves. God is used as assistance when things
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Whistleblowing It’s nearly impossible to discuss modern whistleblowing in the U.S. without mentioning the broad effect of the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and the enormous accounting scandals of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Before SOX‚ whistleblowing protection was intertwined with what most human resources specialists currently would think of as protection against employer retaliation. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act(OSH Act) for example‚ it was illegal for employers
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Whistleblowing and Its Consequences Whistleblowing is an act that has become more prevalent in the corporate and private sectors. A whistleblower is described by Liuzzo (2013) as “…a person who reveals to a governmental authority‚ or to news media‚ confidential information concerning some wrongdoing or conduct that he or she regards as unethical” (p. 28). Some of the most notable cases in United States history have involved corporations‚ utility companies and the President. Some cases have been
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twenties are of good‚ happy times and of advances in technology and medicine. When we picture the twenties‚ we picture people dancing‚ listening to jazz and driving Model Ts. Also‚ in the twenties‚ the pretty was quite prosperous. But‚ there was a dark side to the Roaring Twenties. Those years there were some troubling trends and events‚ which many forget when thinking of that decade; prohibition‚ organized crime‚ nativism and the return of the Ku Klux Klan. Ironically‚ the twenties are often thought
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When we think of the word torture‚ we often reference the action based movies that we have seen. It is a dark‚ cruel word‚ one that provides you with an eerie feeling. Many American civilians have not experienced torture first hand and the topic is somewhat of a taboo in our society‚ being that we often do not discuss this matter on a regular basis. What exactly is torture? According to the article “How the Law and the UN define torture”‚ the United States defines torture as the act of inflicting
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