MGMT 487 Exam 2 chapter 4
When David joins his law firm, his employee handbook states that if he notices any wrongdoing in the firm, he is to tell the HR manager. This situation is an example of which component of a whistle-blowing policy?
A clearly defined procedure of reporting
Vanida reports some egregious accounting errors to the appropriate person in her firm, but she never hears anything about her report, nor are the errors corrected. This violates which component for a whistle-blowing policy?
A commitment to take appropriate action
What is true about the motive of whistle-blowers?
It must be to correct a wrong
Who can be a whistle-blower?
Only someone from within an organization
Which of the following is an example of a whistle-blowing procedure?
Paige calls a reporter about some environmental mishandlings.
Tom loves working for his company, but he feels obligated to report some accounting issues to the FBI. What should he do to best avoid issues of confidentiality?
Reveal as little information as possible.
What is a commonality between the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 and the National Labor Relations Act of 1935?
They forbid retaliation on whistle-blowers.
What is the duty of an agent?
To act in the interests of a principal
What is a key difference between dissenters and whistle-blowers?
Whistle-blowers reveal secrets, while dissenters merely call attention to a known issue.
Jena discovers that her company has been dumping toxins into a local river. She reports the crime to the Environmental Protection Agency because she wants to protect the town. Jena's decision to become a whistle-blower is an example of which argument to protect whistle-blowers?
Whistle-blowing can benefit society.
Which of the following is an example of how protection for whistle-blowers could encroach on the traditional rights of employers?
Wiffle House makes particular personnel decisions based on anonymous criticisms of performance.
A company that wants to show its commitment to good ethics and creating an ethical corporate culture would have a(n)
effective whistle-blowing policy.
Myron contacts the media about a problem with his coworkers and managers taking dangerous shortcuts with product development. He argues that his whistle-blowing is fine because the founding CEO of the company never would condone the behavior. This situation is an example of the complex relationship between whistle-blowing and
loyalty to employers.
Yolanda is told by her employer to shred some documents that could lead to some legal difficulties. She interprets the demand to be unreasonable and refuses to follow the order. This situation is an example of
the lack of an obligation to obey just any order of the principal.
What is true about the laws protecting whistle-blowers?
they are a complex mix
