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2 Himanshu Kamat - 22 Ritesh Garg - 74 Hitesh Mahansaria - 24 Kuntal Panja - 106 Raj Shekhar - 104

INTRODUCTION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS CONCLUSION

A whistleblower is a person who raises a concern about wrongdoing occurring in an organization or body of people. Whistleblowers may make their allegations internally or externally and may face frequent reprisal. There are also a question of ethics involved in the whole process. In this presentation, we look at some of the questions involved with the case study and try and present an answer to them..

Do You believe that whistle blowing is good for the organizations and its members, or is it, as David Stetler believes, often a means to extort large financial gains from companies?

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might the self-fulfilling prophecy affect a whistle-blowers search for incriminating evidence against a company?

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self fulfilling prophecy can..

Induce single minded agenda of gathering incriminating evidence against the company instead of looking at trying to heal the wound. lead to the person indulging in activities beyond his/her jurisdiction, in the company

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Hamper work productivity and may lead to groupisms within the company. serious and rare cases, can even lead to espionage. Example: The Ferrari and McLaren Formula1 espionage saga, year 2007 a companys point of view, the persons actions can lead to breach of confidentiality especially in sensitive matters

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frivolous lawsuits occur, how might these cases affect future whistle blowers who have a valid legal claim against the company? Would they be more or less likely to come forward? How might their claims be evaluated? What should the companies and the government do to prevent frivolous lawsuits?

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may loose public support.

may themselves shy away fearing misunderstanding on their part. hamper the morale of the whistle blower. income forgone by the blower to be received, and the danger he is putting himself in..

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shoul be fairer chance to prove their innocence.

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you believe that the employees of a company have an ethical obligation to first attempt to report wrongdoings to members of the company itself, or should they go straight to the authorities when they suspect illegal activity? What are some advantages and disadvantages of both actions?

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about whistleblowers vary widely. histleblowers are commonly seen as selfless martyrs for public interest and organizational accountability and as such their interests and rights must be upheld. or maintaining the sanctity of the whole process, checks should be there in the whole process, in order to have a transparent working and ensure fairness and justice.