Theories of whistleblowing
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The psychology of whistleblowing
Whistleblowing — reporting another person’s unethical behavior to a third party — represents an ethical quandary. In some cases whistleblowing appears heroic whereas in other cases it appears reprehensible. This article describes how the decision to blow the whistle rests on the tradeoff that people make between fairness and loyalty. When fairness increases in value, whistleblowing is more like...
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Boumil et al praise the False Claims Act (1863, United States). I wish there were a similar act in France; instead French law makes whistleblowing an offense. This does not encourage whistleblowers. In France whistleblowers are never ‘rewarded for their efforts with monetary compensation and protection from retaliation’. Nor are they in many other European jurisdictions. In fact, the highest ad...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophy Compass
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1747-9991,1747-9991
DOI: 10.1111/phc3.12642