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Whistleblowing on the Web Whistleblowing on the Web Whistleblowing on the Web, James E. Fisher, William B. Gillespie, Ellen F. Harshman, Fred C. Yeager fnA June 4-5, 1999 1. Introduction: The decision of an employee to inform on illegal or unethical practices in the workplaceto blow the whistleis difficult for several reasons. Ethical justifications for whistleblowing are frequently uncertain (cf. Bok 1980, Bowie 1982, Duska 1997). Under what conditions is whistleblowing the right thing to do? When is it in the public interest to do so? Are some instances of whistleblowing more or less valid than others? Employees making such determinations find that conflicting loyaltiespersonal, organizational, and societalcan be excruciating. Furthermore, factual determinations of cause and effect as well as personal and corporate responsibility are often difficult and uncertain. Frequently, would-be whistleblowers lack the resources or the know-how to report effectively on improper business practices. Is going public a last resort, to be used only after internal reporting procedures have been exhausted? Is internal whistleblowing preferred to external (Vinten 1994)? Even in instances when these issues are less ambiguous, the whistleblower may nevertheless think twice in the face of likely organization retaliation. Full Article: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/l...ent/fisher_gillespie_etal.html |
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