Abstract
Whistleblowers have received much media attention and scrutiny during the last decade due to high-profile corporate scandals and reports of unlawful activities in government and private sector corporations. There is a changing trend in the perception of whistleblowers from troublemakers to loyal employee. Interviews, based on a FBI whistleblower case, were conducted with eight employees in a Fortune 200 company. Results of qualitative analysis and findings reported in this paper support the perception of whistleblowers as loyal employees who have a strong sense of right and wrong, and are committed to calling attention to wrongdoing. The solution proposed is a call for corporations to adopt effective policies and procedures for employees to disclose any improprieties or misconduct to maintain the integrity of the organization.
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Recommended Citation
Wroge, D.
(2015).
Whistleblowers: Loyal Corporate Employee or Disloyal Employee?.
Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal, 35(1).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56816/2471-0032.1017
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