Whistleblowing at Work
Subtitle: Tough Choices in Exposing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse on the Job (Crime and Society Series)
Edition: Reissue edition
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: January 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780813335490
Subjects: Industrial relations; Personnel & human resources management; Whistle blowing; Organizational Behavior; Labor Economics (Specific Aspects); Social Science; Sociology; United States; Sociology - General; Criminology; Labor & Industrial Relations - General; Corrupt practices; Administrative agencies; Case studies
First sentence: U.S. workers observe fraud, waste, and abuse at work on a daily basis.
Description: "Using data from personal interviews and surveys of employees in various work settings, this book examines whistleblowing - the reporting by employees and former employees of illegal, unethical, and otherwise inappropriate conduct to someone who has the power to take corrective action - and its individual and organizational consequences. The book concludes with a summary of strategic choices and practical advice for persons who are considering whether and how to report organizational misconduct."--BOOK JACKET.