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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Unethical Behavior or Not! Introduction: Organizations are all comprised of what makes them who they are; the people. People are all comprised of different make-ups and people are what make businesses what they are which brings me to the point of this discussion; Unethical behavior within organizations. Unethical behavior within organizations has been occurring for centuries and it is what led to their ultimate demise. Unethical behavior is the beginning of the end in some companies and in
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Journal of Accountancy: SEC fields 3‚000 whistleblower complaints in 12 months I chose to review an article pertaining to the success of the new whistleblower program in the SEC. This program was enacted in as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010‚ PL 111-203. This piece of legislation was pushed through congress and approved as part of the President’s initiative to clean up Wall Street. According to the article 3‚001 tips were reported to the SEC pertaining
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involving corporation. Subsequently‚ whistleblowing is take place to regulate corporation if code of conduct fails to do so. Whistle blowing can be interpreted as disclosures made on illegal‚ immoral or illegitimate miscounduct or practices. Whistleblowers are the one who reveal wrongdoings within an organization to the public or to those who hold positions of authority. Whistleblowing would exposing wrongdoings of the corporation and protects those who are in the corporation. Indirectly‚ it encourages
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to blow the whistle: 1. The organization the whistleblower belongs to‚ through its product or policy‚ does serious harm to the public (including consumers‚ innocent bystanders or the general public at large). 2. The whistleblower has identified the threat of harm‚ reported it to their immediate supervisor‚ making clear both the threat itself and the objection to do it‚ and concluded that the superior will do nothing effective. 3. The whistleblower has exhausted other internal procedures within
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WorldCom and Accounting Ethics ACC557 Assignment #1 April 29‚ 2013 Dr. Mohammad Rahman Deanna Williams Current business and regulatory environments are more conducive to ethical behavior due to many new laws that have been put into effect in recent years. For many companies‚ especially small ones‚ the checks and balances are not put into place as well as they should be. With new laws in effect and more and more accountants paying attention to their clients’ accounts‚ ethical behavior is on
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a common occurrence for people who become known as a whistleblower. There is a problem in the United States with protection of individuals for whistleblowing in the workplace‚ and not enough is being done for these individuals. Whistleblowing is increasing and has become more common‚ more frequent‚ and sometimes dangerous. Individuals could potentially face the inability of obtaining another job because they are stigmatized as a whistleblower. This paper will focus on two questions: How does the
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Cynthia Chicas July 19th 2010 Dr. Youseff Anemia Anemia is a blood disease where the body does not produce enough red blood cells. Each red blood cell carries hemoglobin (oxygen) to all tissues of the body and also removes carbon dioxide waste by carrying it to the lungs to be exhaled. When a person has Anemia they have less amount of hemoglobin or oxygen in their blood. Anemia is one of the most common blood disorder and can cause many problems with the body. There are many different forms of anemia
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Serious harm is involved; The whistleblower has already expressed his or her concerns to his/her immediate superior; The whistleblower has exhausted other channels within the organization; De George further suggested that blowing the whistle might be not merely justified‚ but morally required‚ if 2 additional criteria are met: The whistleblower has convincing‚ documented evidence; The whistleblower has good reason to believe that going
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whistle-blowing‚ more could be done to protect those who risk their jobs for the truth to be known. But‚ on the other hand‚ some workers whistle-blow as an act of spite or revenge. They may fabricate the event or blow it out of proportion. “The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 was enacted to safeguard workers who report major violations of the law from being discharged or otherwise retaliated against by their employers” (Moran101). To qualify for whistle-blower protection‚ an employee must provide
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