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Whistle Blower
2.
o Our lives begin to end the day we become
3. Whistle-blowing is…
(Chambers Dictionary)
o Knowledge of inappropriateness
o Bad claims
Advertising hype
o Knowledge of impending doom
o Do it anonymously
o Do it in a group
9.
o The firm through its product or policy will do serious and considerable harm
to the public, whether in the person of the user of its product, an innocent bystander, or
the general public.
o Unless he or she does so, the act of Whistle blowing is not justifiable.
o This usually will involve taking the matter up the managerial ladder, and if
necessary and possible to the Board of Directors.
The chance of being successful must be worth the risk one takes
and danger to which one is exposed.
o The Blind Effect --reluctance to see the need to blow the whistle
16. Statistics
o Polling Group:
233 individuals polled, 40% responded
Average age: 47
Source: http://legacy.ncsu.edu/CSC379/lectures/wk16/lecture.html
o Negative Effects:
60% fired
o Positive Effects: