Understanding Business
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Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 5DWS
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To discuss: The effect of new laws on the protection of whistleblowers. The reported unethical behavior of employers by the individual and did it affected the policies, the ways in which it affected the companies stakeholders.
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Whistleblowers are those who work for an organization, and secretly report illegal or unethical behavior going on in the organization.
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List at least 10 ways of protecting the whistleblower in the organization. Do you think these ways are feasible? Would you suggest that companies adopt these mechanisms? Why or why not?
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Understanding Business
Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 4.2AQCh. 4.2 - Prob. 1TPCh. 4.2 - Prob. 2TPCh. 4.2 - Prob. 3TPCh. 4.4 - Prob. 4.4AQCh. 4.4 - Prob. 4TPCh. 4.4 - Prob. 5TPCh. 4.5 - Prob. 4.5AQCh. 4.5 - Prob. 4.5BQCh. 4.5 - Prob. 4.5CQ
Ch. 4.5 - Prob. 1SSCh. 4.5 - Prob. 6TPCh. 4.5 - Prob. 7TPCh. 4.6 - Prob. 4.6AQCh. 4.6 - Prob. 8TPCh. 4.6 - Prob. 9TPCh. 4 - Prob. 1CTCh. 4 - Prob. 2CTCh. 4 - Prob. 1DWSCh. 4 - Prob. 2DWSCh. 4 - Prob. 3DWSCh. 4 - Prob. 4DWSCh. 4 - Prob. 5DWSCh. 4 - Prob. 1TITCh. 4 - Prob. 2TITCh. 4 - Prob. 3TITCh. 4 - Prob. 4TITCh. 4 - Prob. 1VCCh. 4 - Prob. 2VCCh. 4 - Prob. 3VC
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