Whistleblowing

Question 1

Why study whistleblowing?

Answer 1

1) involves a conflicting interest between an employees obligation to his slasher company, his/her general obligation to the public, his/her personal interest.
2) is the exposure of corruption in mismanagement and government and industry the best way to correct these faults?
3) are there more effective ways to deal with these problems without requiring individuals blowing the whistle?

Question 2

Moral conflict

Answer 2

1) the public
2) the individual
3) the company or organization

Question 3

What is the nature of whistleblowing?

Answer 3

Dissent, Brito, loyalty, accusation

Question 4

Bok’s approach

Answer 4

She takes a consequentialist approach. She also suggests that the whistleblower must consider alternatives: is whistle blowing the best way to achieve the consequences?

Question 5

Norman Bowie and Sissela Bok argue that…

Answer 5

Argue is at the employees have an obligation of loyalty to their employers.

Question 6

Ronald Duska claims that…

Answer 6

Employees have no obligation of loyalty to companies and corporations.

Question 7

What is the commercialization of the work?

Answer 7

Dissolves the type of relationship that requires loyalty. It sets up merely contractual relationships.

Question 8

Duska concludes…

Answer 8

The issue of permissibility of whistleblowing is not a real issue, since we have no obligation of loyalty to a company.