Whistleblowing - Toward a New Theory

Society needs whistleblowers, yet to speak up and expose wrongdoing often results in professional and personal ruin. Drawing on the stories of men and women who reported unethical and illegal conduct in corporations, Kate Kenny explains why this is so, and what must be done to protect those who have the courage to expose the truth.

Info autore

Kate Kenny is Professor of Business and Society at the National University of Ireland Galway. She recently held fellowships at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. Her award-winning research has been supported by the ESRC and British Academy, among others.

Riassunto

Society needs whistleblowers, yet to speak up and expose wrongdoing often results in professional and personal ruin. Drawing on the stories of men and women who reported unethical and illegal conduct in corporations, Kate Kenny explains why this is so, and what must be done to protect those who have the courage to expose the truth.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kate Kenny, Kenny Kate
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780674975798
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97579-8
• Pagine: 296
• Categorie: Narrativa > Libri regalo, album, calendari perpetui, libri di cartoline; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Ethics, Social Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Office Management, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Business ethics & social responsibility, Popular economics, Office & workplace, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Office and workplace, Business ethics and social responsibility, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge