believe one would have to unsuccessfully exhaust all the internal channels of communication before "going public." When whistleblowing occurs as defined‚ it is a morally courageous action. When all is said and done‚ the whistleblower must "blow the whistle" for the right moral reason and/or reasoning. The whistleblower him or herself must be carefully scrutinized. What are the personal and the professional reputations of the whistleblower? What is the motive driving the whistleblower? Is it
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observe unethical or illegal behavior within their companies and are unable to resolve the problems through normal channels may have no choice but to resort to whistle-blowing----expressing their concerns internally through formal reporting mechanisms or externally to the news media or government regulators. However‚ the decision to “blow the whistle”
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already have ten. Then My coach moves me to defend. I hate defender‚ but it’s the coaches choice. That doesn’t stop me‚ I get one more goal as a defender! Then I go back to a defender’s job and stop them from scoring. That’s when I hear it the refs whistle blowing the game ends‚ we win. We jog off the field celebrating because of a massive victory. We high-five the other team then we go by our coach. Our coach tells us we did great and everybody agrees and that 21 to 0 is the highest score we’ve ever
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“To catch a cartel” Author: Elisabeth Sexton. Date: 21 March 2008 Source: The Sydney Morning Herald The competition watchdog ’s tactic of offering corporate whistleblowers legal immunity to expose cartels is under threat as the government moves to make price-fixing a criminal offence. Elisabeth Sexton reports. Graeme Samuel has a clear recollection of the events of November 22‚ 2004. In the morning‚ the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission received the phone
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rule‚ regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest such as fraud‚ health‚ safety violations‚ and corruption. The word whistleblower originates from the old practice of English bobbies who would blow their whistle when they noticed a crime that was being committed. The blowing of the whistle would alert both law enforcement officers and the general public of danger. (Wikipedia‚ 2007). Whistleblowing is not something that is new to today’s modern business world‚ however‚ it has grown so much
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JD suggests that we might consider the liberal model of work as a middle ground between the hedonistic interpretation of the convention model and human fulfillment model. Hedonistic interpretation focuses on the happiness and aims at getting whatever one wants. And it claims that individuals are free to choose their own preferences and the goal of economic activity is to satisfy preferences. That is the common point between liberal model and hedonistic interpretation. And the fulfillment school believes
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The Fall "Fall" is a term in wrestling where a wrestler is pinned to the ground on his back. Being beaten by fall is one of the ultimate forms of humiliation for the loser and a demonstration of absolute domination for the winner. I won most wrestling matches during my eighth grade year. My ego began to inflate more and more‚ as I began defeating most of my opponents by fall. However‚ I was not becoming a positive role model. With my undefeated record‚ I found myself fooling around in practice
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The gut-wrenching screech of the whistle shook my ear drums‚ numbed my chest‚ and crippled my legs. Prior to this‚ Pine Richland had kicked a field goal that gave them a three point lead with only seconds left. We had one play to win: a kickoff return to hopefully save not only our season‚ but to justify the twelve years I had devoted to this game. As the ball was hopping down the field‚ I stood there trying to stop my hands from frantically shaking. After what felt like an hour‚ I could finally
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out on immoral decision made by the company? Theses are just a few of the questions that an employee may have to consider while working for a company. Employees face tough moral choices including company loyalty‚ conflicts of interest‚ bribes‚ and whistle blowing. An employee has a legal obligation to the firm through his contract‚ but how loyal he is outside of legality is his choice. He can choose whether he wants to be completely loyal‚ not loyal at all‚ or if he will have a balance with his employer
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with one another just before they call the teams out on to the court. The whistle blows‚ players make their way to their spots on the court. The Patriots playing their rival‚ the Tommies‚ with the home court advantage. They were ready to inbound the perfectly round basketball‚ at the half court line. The referee holds one hand high in the air and the other holding on to the ball. Suddenly‚ he blows in to his whistle and hands the ball to the tallest player for the Patriots. As soon as he touches
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