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Whistleblowing: Wrongdoing
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Whistleblowing systems have proven their value. In designing, implementing, and monitoring them for effectiveness, it is worth the effort to seek the common ground in different cultures to gain acceptance for these programs and ensure their effectiveness.
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As whistleblowing incidents go, this one sounds intriguing. Kodak fires their Director of Engineering after she objected to a company initiative that would "implement an aggressive cost saving project by illegally tampering with customers cherished digital photos." It's unclear exactly what the tampering specifics were, but this one should be an interesting case to follow.
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KPMG Forensic has launched a confidential whistleblowing hotline service for UK companies to provide to their staff. This comes as KPMG’s Fraud Barometer showed that insider fraud committed by management or staff accounted for over half (£330m out of £650m) of all fraud coming to court in the first half of 2006.
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It is in the world of corporate business and politics that whistleblowing has become more recognized, and some of the more controversial cases have sprung to light. One of the most prominent cases in history and the most famous whistleblower till now was William Felt ... known as Deep Throat from the early nineteen seventies who was directly responsible in causing President Richard Nixon's resignation as a result of the Watergate scandal.
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It is generally true that whistleblowing is more accepted in western countries. It is part of their culture to speak up. They demand greater freedom of speech. In Asian countries, employees are loyal to their paymasters. Any unhappiness are expressed in closed-doors rather than declaring them openly in the public domain. Many Asians are followers of Confucianism principle, which advocates harmony and respect for leaders.
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Following the summary, the teacher will next ask this question: What experience do you have with whistleblowing? Brainstorm this experience as a whole class for 1-2 minutes. Then, assign students to work in small groups (3-5 students). One student records brief descriptions of each of the others’ stories. The teacher should encourage the students to draw on their own past experiences, those of a relative or family member and to use at least one of the web sites listed in the Internet Resources section of this chapter.
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