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Whistle Blowers in the Workplace, 2007.
An analysis of the history behind the concept of whistle blowers in the workplace and the repercussions for them.
3,656 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of whistle blowing and its impact. The writer explores the concept of whistle blowing and the history behind the concept. The writer then explores the repercussions that many believe they have suffered because they blew the whistle on their employer. The writer also discusses the current whistle blowing laws and what protection is provided for those who come forward.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Examples
History
Burden Of Proof
Protections
International Issues
Conclusion
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"A public employee who has been terminated or otherwise punished, and he or she believes it is a direct result of stepping forward and reporting illegal acts being performed by the agency, that employee has 90 days to file a whistle blowing suit against the government."
"There is also a provision in the act for employees who through due diligence take more than 90 days to discover that their termination was in fact due to their coming forth and speaking up about illegal activities or perceived illegal activities."
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Whistle Blowers, 2007.
This paper examines when employee whistle-blowing is the correct form of action.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses a work situation where members of staff notice that the organization under which they are employed break certain laws or have a negative impact on the community. The paper explores whether the employees should report these faults or pretend that nothing is immoral and remain silent. The paper looks at internal whistle-blowers who report the misconduct to other employees or superiors within the company and external whistle-blowers who address lawyers, media or other local, federal or state agencies. The paper concludes that a person should engage in whistle-blowing when he is sure of the misconduct of his superior and when he feels that the act of whistle-blowing will stop the negative results.
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"A well-known idea is that people are a company's greatest asset. The employees' actions are the core of a company's development. Therefore, they are chosen in relationship with their professional skills and they are expected to act in accordance with the company's interests. However, sometimes, members of the staff notice that the organization under which they are employed may break certain laws or may have a negative impact on the community. At this point, they are dealing with a dilemma. Which is the way of conduct that they should adopt? Should they report these faults (and consequently be labeled as whistle blowers) or should they pretend that nothing is immoral and continue their day-to-day activity?"
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Whistle Blowing, 2004.
An examination of the concept of whistle blowing, or the informing of unethical or illegal activity of a company within that company.
1,985 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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Whistle blowing is informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace. It is becoming more and more common, but is whistle blowing worth it to an individual? Standards of business ethics are changing rapidly in response to whistle blowers who capture a public audience. This paper analyzes the similarities and differences in regard to the justification of whistle blowing. The findings support that most whistle blowers suffer in many ways, and the negative consequences to the whistle blower far out way the positive. The legal avenues the whistle blower utilizes are becoming far more common as laws are changing to protect them. Lastly, this paper explores the writer?s opinion on ethics, whistle blowing, laws, and consequences.
Outline
1. What is Whistle Blowing?
i. Definition
ii. Examples
2. Illustration-Case Study of Enron
i. History of Enron
ii. Key Personnel
iii. Whistle Blowers
3. Consequences of Whistle Blowing
i. Positive Aspects of Whistle Blowing
ii. Negative Aspects of Whistle Blowing
4. Justification for Whistle Blowing
i. Religious
ii. Moral
iii. Legal
iv. Revenge
5. Results of Whistle blowing
i. Loss of Job
ii. Retaliation/Discrimination
iii. Poor Health
iv. Family & Friends
6. Personal Viewpoint
i. It is not worth it
ii. Lessons from the Past
7. Laws in Place for Whistle Blowers
i. Federal Sentencing Guidelines
ii. Organizational Direction
8. Summary
i. Real Life Example
ii. Opinion
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"Based in Houston Texas, Enron was formed in July 1985 by a merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth of Omaha, Nebraska. Enron was initially a natural gas pipeline company but rapidly evolved from delivering energy to brokering entry futures as energy markets were deregulated. Enron Corporation was one of the world?s largest energy commodities before the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed. Enron marketed electricity and natural gas, delivered energy and other physical commodities, and provided financial and risk management services to customers worldwide. Enron, through a variety of accounting tricks relating to partnerships, inflated their profits and lowered debt. They misled their employees, investors, and the general public about the financial stability of the company. As reported by Enron 101, ?Enron executives reaped millions through these partnerships and by selling off stocks before the demise, while Enron employees lost much of their retirement and investors lost millions? (Enron 101)."
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Whistle-blowing, 2006.
Examines the concept, consequences and concerns of whistle-blowing within an organization.
1,296 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper addresses whistle-blowing as a valid concept -- the contributing factors that encourage it, the typical responses by the organization, and the consequences to the whistle-blower. Current whistle-blowing laws are presented along with recommendations of what management can do to treat it as a positive management tool.
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"When an employee steps forward and legitimately accuses an organization of wrongdoing, it can bring out the worst in everyone. The hierarchy -- right up the line to the CEO and the Board of Directors, if the allegations are serious enough -- may enact one of several scenarios. The company may instigate a cover-up. It could make the whistle-blower (instead of the allegations) the issue by trying to discredit the individual. It could retaliate against the whistle-blower. Or, in perhaps the most unethical of these scenarios, the company could pretend to listen, appoint the whistle-blower to solve the problem, deny access to needed information -- and make the whistle-blower the scapegoat when the wrongdoing persists."
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Whistle-Blowing in the Workplace, 2007.
An analysis of the ethical implications of whistle-blowing.
2,194 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper examines how whistle-blowing is a method by which individuals or organizations can have an impact on what is perceived as a wrongdoing or unethical practice. Many industries, countries, organizations, companies and professions have rules, guidelines and legislation that set the parameters for and deal with the reporting of wrongdoing. The paper looks at how in many cases there are private industry-specific rules and practices that govern how whistle-blowers and their message(s) are to be treated and discusses some examples within the healthcare industry.
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"Two cases in the 1990's in Japan illustrate the problems associated with whistle-blowing and these types of problems in the health care profession. In the first case, in 1995, a nurse leaked information to the press after she had taken the information to the hospital board. She leaked the information because she believed that the board would 'not take any action'. The board did take action but only after the information had been leaked to the press. In the second case, at the end of May 1996, an anonymous man called the police to inform them that a doctor had administered a drug to a male patient at the hospital that killed the patient. Police immediately initiated an investigation. Surprisingly enough, in the second case a number of patient's and their families expressed support for the doctor, but many of the hospital's nurses were very vociferous in their outrage against the doctor, with some going so far as to say they would quit if the doctor was not fired."
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Whistle Blowing, 2002.
A study of the subject of employees who report wrongful activities of fellow employees or an employer.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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Employees who report illegal or wrongful activities of colleagues are known as "whistle blowers". The paper provides a balanced argument to support both sides of this subject by discussing the positive and the negative aspects of whistle blowing in the workplace. The paper analyzes the similarities as well as the differences with regards to the opinions of whistle blowing. Lastly, this paper offers suggestions one might consider before becoming a whistleblower as well as possible recommendations for the future advancement in the protection of innocent whistleblowers.
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"We must also consider that corporations in are run with the expectations that they will function in ways that are compatible with the public interest. That they will obey laws governing their activities and not do anything that undermines basic democratic processes. Lest we not forget they must also create a profit for the stakeholders of their company. In accomplishing such feats companies may find it difficult to maintain this high level of honesty. Although companies may have answers for their each and every action they make the action is not always ethical or legal and deserves action."
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Fanny Flagg?s ?Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe?, 2002.
This paper is a review of ?Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe? by Fanny Flagg, which discusses family, women, and race.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that Fanny Flagg set her novel, ?Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe?, in a small Alabama town in the 1930s and jumps to a 1980s Birmingham nursing home. The author believes that it is a story of life, of friendship and love, told through the long-ago voices of the women of the Whistle Stop Cafe. The paper stresses that Idgie and Ruth have a deep love for one another, which is the heart of the novel.
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"Evelyn Couch has come to the nursing home with her husband Ed to visit his mother, an ill-natured woman. Evelyn has escaped to a waiting area of the home and is devouring candy bars when she first meets Ninny, who sits herself down next to Evelyn. She begins, ?Now you as me the year somebody got married?who they married?or what the bride?s mother wore, and nine times out of ten I can tell you ?but for the life of me I can?t tell you when I got to be so old?It just sort of slipped up on me? (Flagg 3). As Evelyn continues eating candy bars, Ninny continues to ramble on and starts to tell the story of the lives and friendships of the Whistle Stop Caf?."
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Whistle Blowing, 2004.
A discussion of the subject of 'whistle blowing' within the corporate and public worlds.
2,784 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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Whistle blowing refers to a warning issued by a member or former member of an organization to the public about a serious wrongdoing or danger created or concealed within the organization. This paper takes a look at the subject, covering issues such as employee loyalty to the organization, the difficulties faced by all parties involved, the implementation of internal solution policies, and the establishment of some necessary conditions that should be established before one undertakes blowing the whistle.
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"Many objected to this approach in which whistleblowing is primarily framed as an act of disloyalty, one that needs rationalization or that can be pursued only under special circumstances. The fault, for them, is found in the notion that individuals should be loyal to a company. A company is not a person and not, therefore, deserving of loyalty. While a company typically consists of people, it is not a group of people with a purpose that transcends self-interest. Loyalty, according to them, exists in the context of human relationships and entails a readiness to engage in sacrificial behavior."
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Whistle-Blowing in the Nursing Profession, 2002.
Discussion of the moral aspects of whistle blowing in the nursing profession.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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The following is a research paper exploring the moral issues of whistle blowing or telling the truth in the nursing profession. The paper uses resources, primarily from the World Wide Web to discuss the implications of not divulging when a mistake has been made or when a patient's health is at risk.
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Public Relations and Sibel Edmonds, 2005.
A Public Relation campaign for whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds is developed.
1,582 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses a PR campaign for whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds.
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"Public Relations Campaign for Sibel Edmonds. I have chosen former FBI translator and whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds as the subject of my hypothetical public relations campaign. First I will discuss the positioning of my client in relation to external publics. Then I will write a statement to the press and evaluate its benefits and risks. The case of Sibel Edmonds is a Byzantine one that is difficult to sum up in a few words."
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Whistle-Blowing in the Nursing Profession, 2006.
This brief, yet concise, paper examines the moral and ethical side of the nursing profession.
993 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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The writer of this paper stresses that nurses have a moral and ethical obligation to disclose potentially serious medical mistakes to their patients. The patient has the right to know if an error has occurred and how that error could affect their medical care. While nurses are in fear of losing their jobs, they are obligated morally to put their personal job security aside and speak up with they see that there is a potential problem with a patient's healthcare. Morally, nurses should also speak out when they see a potential administrative problem. This paper contains relevant statistics regarding errors in medical care to patients.
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"Nurses are obviously afraid to tell when they are the cause of or witness a mistake. They fear for their jobs and they fear lawsuits. However, there is a moral obligation to tell. The Bible tells us that the "truth will set you free." Nurses will undoubtedly have some feelings of guilt if they don't tell the truth. It is possible to feel burdened with the knowledge that someone has been seriously injured or have even died due to a mistake that is the fault of the nurse in question or another. In addition to moral issues, it's important for nurses to reveal mistakes so that the medical industry and politicians know the conditions in which nurses work. They must fully get a picture of the dangers of having over-worked medical professionals and hospitals that are seriously short staffed."
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Ethics in Business, 2004.
Describes whistle blowing and answers whether and when it is justified.
3,910 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper describes whistle blowing and whether it is justified. It explores moral and ethical issues of whistle blowing, the issue of privacy in the workplace, and the effect of whistle blowing on employee morale. The paper examines the ethics of marketing and advertising, and explains product liability and how it affects manufacturers and consumers.
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Moral Value and Vice, 2006.
This paper analyzes the concepts of moral value and vice in the short story 'The Whistle' by Benjamin Franklin.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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In this paper, the short story 'The Whistle' by Benjamin Franklin are analyzed. The themes of moral value and vice are argued in this literary study, since Franklin had found his childhood whistle a good moral lesson for him to realize the true value of life. The writer points out that by having this memory to teach him how to trust in love, friendship, and charity, he realized that value is far more than money or other vices that deter people from being happy in life.
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"This literary analysis examines the short story "The Whistle" by Benjamin Franklin. By analyzing the critical aspects of moral value and vice within this tale, Franklin offers a deeper symbolic insight into the nature of happiness within the human condition. Through the various examples of vice-bound living that Franklin sees in the world around him, this short story provides examples of good living in relation to the 'whistle' that has taught the author so much about friendship, love, and charity. In essence, the Benjamin Franklin teaches of vice and moral value within the short story "The Whistle." The first part of Franklin's tale offers an early childhood lesson on the material value of a whistle that he had bought as a youth."
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An Analysis of Business Ethics, 2005.
The paper examines the relationship between whistle-blowing and business ethics using the example of Lois Jenson.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper evaluates how Lois Jenson and whistle blowing relate to business ethics and examines how conflicting social and cultural values in a work environment can lead to landmark court decisions. The paper discusses how these landmark decisions changed the way that people conduct themselves in the workplace. Jenson's experience had national implications, which demonstrates the relationship between whistle-blowing and business ethics.
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"Evaluating how Lois Jenson and whistle blowing relate to business ethics requires examining how conflicting social and cultural values in a work environment can lead to landmark court decisions which legally restrict millions of people from engaging in workplace conduct they and their peers had previously considered justified. Her experience had national implications, which demonstrates the relationship between whistle-blowing and business ethics. Lois Jenson and other female employees working for Eveleth Mines were sexually harassed by male co-workers, who resented their presence. According to Kessler-Harris (2002) "these men were union brothers, and this, according to their leaders, was merely their culture."
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"Fried Green Tomatoes", 2005.
A comparative analysis of the book "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg and its subsequent film version.
773 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 27.95
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This paper examines Fannie Flagg's novel "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" written in 1987 which contains many social issues like gender equality and racism and the 1991 film version of the same name. It connects the film to the novel by examining racism between whites and blacks with the thesis statement that Hollywood keeps perpetuating the stereotype of blacks and it doesn't show the treatments they really received in the early 1900's and before as the novel does.
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"The book shows Evelyn Couch, a mid-aged Alabama 80's woman who is unhappy and bored tries to 'transform' herself into, well, being happy and to add some excitement in her life. In the book, she has a daughter while in the movie she is childless. The book makes a funny reference about her smoking weed from her own daughter. While trying to transform, she takes advice from Ninny Threadgoode, an elderly woman that tells her a story about the Whistle Stop Cafe and thus Evelyn tries to become more like Idgie Threadgoode who is a very interesting character that does everything she wants, whenever she wants to. Evelyn, in order to get out of that current mental state she is in, will have to overcome her fears."
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