Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Bionca Murray 1-20-2015 Law‚ Ethics‚ & Corp. Governance Dr. Campbell Strayer University To often employees put up with the wrong doings of their employer‚ in order to keep their job. Whistleblowers are those rare individuals who are not afraid to stand up for what’s right. Whistleblowing is the act of an employee who believes that public interest overrides the interest of the organization. The person blows the whistle that the organization is in fraudulent
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internal whistleblowing Any person who raises a concern regarding wrongdoings‚ moral degradation‚ or malpractice within his/her workplace is referred to as a whistleblower. Therefore‚ whistleblowing refers to the process through which individuals‚ normally employees within private organizations or the government‚ disclose to those in authority or to the public illegalities‚ corruption‚ mismanagement‚ or some other wrongdoings within their institutions (Great Britain‚ & Hodge‚ 2014). Whistleblowing can
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11/3/2014 Why Your Company Should Have A Whistleblowing Policy Why Your Company Should Have A Whistleblowing Policy by Tim Barnett‚ Assistant Professor of Management‚ Louisiana Tech University Sam Advanced Management Journal‚ Autumn‚ 1992‚ pp. 37-42 Whistleblowers‚ those individuals who call attention to possible wrongdoing within their organizations‚ are the subjects of much controversy. Some say that whistleblowers are noble characters‚ willing to sacrifice personally and professionally to expose
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Lori Nagel Philosophy 342 November 4‚ 2011 Whistle-Blowing and The Insider The Insider tells the story of Jeffrey Wigand‚ a scientist and executive with Brown and Williamson‚ a major tobacco manufacturer‚ who decides to come forward and “blow the whistle” on “Big Tobacco.” His testimony in the Mississippi’s lawsuit against the tobacco companies revealed that the CEOs of these companies knew the addictive affects of cigarettes‚ despite their testimony to the contrary in front of a Congressional
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those who feel like they should be protected by the government. In the novel‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ the party uses its power to spy on the civilians‚ exploiting the citizens’ feelings regarding the safety of the system that is currently in place since they misguidedly feel protected. The people feel like they are being shielded from violence such as war and other sorts of problems‚ whether emotionally or physically. The truth‚ however‚ is that the citizens aren’t protected because the party has made
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confidentiality will be maintained consistent with proper completion of the procedure. If any inappropriate behaviour that is observed needs to be addressed with the individual concerned. If the observer feels unable to speak to the individual they should tell the next level of management without delay. A reason to tell someone in management is any kind of abuse which can be‚ humiliation‚ name calling‚ ridiculing‚ threatening‚ physical abuse or shouting at staff. Regardless of your possession staff
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The rain forest is possibly the most diverse environment in the world it contains 90% of the world animal and plant life and has weather that changes rapidly. But every minute acres of this forest are being cut down. Loggers are mainly after the trees like mahogany‚ which sell for more money‚ but in this process they cut down and destroy masses of other plant life. They have tried to make logging more economic by using selective logging which is searching the forest for these good trees then cutting
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Are We Really Being Protected By The Police In Our Communities? A middle age man rides through his city of Los Angeles intoxicated. Who would have ever thought he’ll get pulled over before making it home? King did not expect for his night to become a disaster after having a wonderful time out with friends. Although driving under the influence in any state is illegal; what made this particular case make the front page of multiple news articles? King led officers on a high- speed chase endangering
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Urbanization‚ urbanisation (see spelling differences) or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of rural migration and even suburban concentration into cities‚ particularly the very largest ones. The United Nations projected that half of the world’s population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008. Urbanization is closely linked to modernisation‚ industrialisation‚ and the sociologicalprocess of rationalisation. Urbanisation can describe a specific condition at a set
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PHR Tarleton University By Megan Pulido September 10‚ 2013 The Bernie Madoff scheme was one of the largest Ponzi schemes to date‚ and a classic record of whistleblowing in business. The Madoff scheme represents a case of unethical behavior in business dealings within a company constituting an ethical stand against unlawful behavior‚ by way of whistle blowing. The summary below describes the events that occurred
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