Ethics Module 5 Quiz

One of the first documented whistleblowers was Benjamin Franklin in 1773 when he leaked a few letters in the Hutchinson affair.

You have made a decision and are going to disclose.  What steps have you already taken? (Choose all that apply)

You are going to disclose a problem within a large private corporation. The company has offices and departments all over the world. You have discussed the issue with your Supervisor and location manager but neither person wants to act.  What should you do?

A whistleblower is a person, usually an employee, who exposes information or activity within a private, public, or government organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer funds. Those who become whistleblowers choose to bring information or allegations to surface either internally or externally.