Vol. 2 (Feb., 1992), pp. Whistleblowing – reporting another person's unethical behavior to a third party – often constitutes a conflict between competing moral concerns. Article Summary Whistleblowing and Employee Loyalty (Robert Larmer) Main Claim Whistleblowing is consistent with loyalty to one’s employer and does not necessarily involve betraying an employer…

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0000006361 00000 n 0000003313 00000 n 0000003202 00000 n I argue that both these views are mistaken and propose a third view which sees whistleblowing as entirely compatible with employee loyalty. issues are available in JSTOR shortly after publication.In order to preview this item and view access options please enable javascript.Check to see if your institution has access to this content.©2000-2020 ITHAKA. 0000003334 00000 n 0000008388 00000 n Discussions of whistleblowing and employee loyalty usually assume either that the concept of loyalty is irrelevant to the issue or, more commonly, that whistle blowing involves a moral choice in which the loyalty … 125-128 0000005225 00000 n 0000001846 00000 n trailer << /Size 64 /Info 34 0 R /Root 36 0 R /Prev 558872 /ID[ Discussions of whistleblowing and employee loyalty usually assume either that the concept of loyalty is irrelevant to the issue or, more commonly, that whistle-blowing involves a moral choice in which the loyalty that an employee owes an employer comes to be pitted against the employee's responsibility to serve public interest. In rare instances, a Discussions of whistleblowing and employee loyalty usually assume either that the concept of loyalty is irrelevant to the issue or, more commonly, that whistleblowing involves a moral choice in which the loyalty that an employee owes an employer comes to be pitted against the employee's responsibility to serve public interest. 0000001192 00000 n Discussions of whistleblowing and employee loyalty usually assume either that the concept of loyalty is irrelevant to the issue or, more commonly, that whistle- blowing involves a moral choice in which the loyalty that an employee owes an employer comes to be pitted against the employee's responsibility to serve public interest. Employee Duty of Loyalty and Fidelity A half century ago, an English jurist described the employee’s legal duty of loyalty to the employer in the following terms: “(an employee) is expected to give, and with very few exceptions does give in full measure the qualities of loyalty and discretion. Moving walls are generally represented in years. 0000004273 00000 n 0000002080 00000 n %PDF-1.3 %���� You have javascript disabled. 0000008367 00000 n Employees do not owe a duty of loyalty to employers. 0000001481 00000 n

Ac­ cording to Bowie, there is a duty of loyalty that prohibits one from reporting his employer or company. 0000009457 00000 n 0000005204 00000 n In order to promote a dialogue between the various interested groups as much as possible, papers are presented in a style relatively free of specialist jargon.The "moving wall" represents the time period between the last issue Five studies demonstrate that a fairness–loyalty tradeoff predicts people's willingness to blow the whistle. 0000007438 00000 n JSTOR®, the JSTOR logo, JPASS®, Artstor®, Reveal Digital™ and ITHAKA® are registered trademarks of ITHAKA. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25072254 Duska notes that discussions of whistleblowing generally revolve around three topics: 1. attempts to define whistleblowing more precisely, 2. debates about whether and when whistleblowing is permissible, and 3. debates about whether and when one has an obligation to blow the whistle. Bowie, of course, recognizes that this is only a prima facie duty, that is, one that can be overridden by a higher duty to the public good. 0000010446 00000 n Whistleblowing promotes justice and fairness but can also appear disloyal. 0000000927 00000 n 0000004294 00000 n publisher has elected to have a "zero" moving wall, so their current 0000001130 00000 n 0000007417 00000 n

0000006340 00000 n 0000001460 00000 n Module 3: Social Responsibility, Professionalism, and Loyalty Reading: Duska – Whistle Blowing and Employee Loyalty This reading is included as part of Module 3 and will be referred to on the following pages as well as covered by upcoming quizzes or exams. 0000009436 00000 n 0000002212 00000 n 11, No. 35 0 obj << /Linearized 1 /O 38 /H [ 1192 289 ] /L 559700 /E 129598 /N 4 /T 558882 >> endobj xref 35 29 0000000016 00000 n All Rights Reserved.

Nevertheless, the axiom that whistle-blow­ ing … Speculative philosophy as well as reports of empirical research are welcomed. 0000006222 00000 n