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Whistleblowers

From the article, it is evident that whistleblowers strive to unearth wrongdoings and injustices that maybe carried out by top management. The author argued that wrong doers “are not low-level employees, but middle and senior managers”. This is a logical argument since top management is always at advantaged position to make deals. However r, argument that the process may not offer faster solution as it may drag and take long, leading to stress to the whistle blower is a pathos argument that appeals to emotion. In offering opposing view, Barnett (37) argues that the process should formally institutionalize through a whistleblowing policy. This argument has also been proposed by Hutton who argue that the wrongdoers are always at disadvantaged positions, making it a challenge to unmake them and protect the whistleblowers. Similarly, Hutton (1) argued that organizations should develop formal whistleblowing policies as a way to create the conditions necessary for the effective management of whistleblowing

Whistleblowers take a lot of risks in their works. From the main article, the principle of rebuttable presumption has been adopted in explaining the challenges faced by the whistle blowers. The argument is that the whistleblowers, in their attempts to apply ethical principles, face a lot of obstacles. This is an ethos argument. This argument is supported by Coleman (1). That is, the whistleblowers “are always taking a huge risk in doing so” (Coleman, 1). The obstacles include fear of retaliation, loss of employment and relationships at both at work and outside work. , despite the challenges, many countries have now adopted comprehensive whistleblower protection laws.

The issue of whistleblowing can be subjected to social and legal justice. From the main article, the author focuses more on social justice. He favors ‘Canadian values of decency’ more as a way to fight the wrongdoings. He argued that, as an ethos principle, unrelenting public pressures for accountability can reduce wrongdoings. This is an ineffective argument. The author however failed to show that whistleblowers need legal protection more. This is because they may suffer such punishments includes; demotions, termination, suspension and/or even mistreatment by other employees. More so, in some cases, whistleblowers have been subjected to criminal prosecution due to reprisal for reporting their wrongdoings. Many support groups or private organizations have being formed to assist whistleblowers. Rothschild tends to disagree with the author. According to Rothschild (1), it is common for whistleblowers to be ostracized by their co-workers, or even fired from their organization, and also be discriminated against by future potential employers. The author could have logically argued that the governments should set up strategies on how to protect the whistle blowers, with laws passed to protect them from the negative consequences that they might endure. On the private sector, the organizations need to set up systems that allow anonymous reporting.

Works Cited

Barnett, Tim. ”Why your company should have a whistleblowing policy.” ethics.csc.ncsu.edu.

Sam Advanced Management Journal, 1992.Web.26 February 2014

Coleman, Gabriella. “The latest Snowden revelation is dangerous for all of us.” Wired Sonal

Chokshi, 2014.Web.05 February 2014

Hutton, David. “Organizations Often Defend Themselves by Attacking Whistleblowers.”

Whistleblowers. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from “Why Good Organizations Do Bad Things to Good People.” Hill Times. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 03 February 2014.

Rothschild, Joyce. “Whistleblowers concern about retaliation not without justification.” Research.vt.edu. Virginia Tech, 2002.Web.03 February 2014