Risky Rescues and the Duty to Blow the Whistle

Vandekerckhove, Wim; Tsahuridu, Eva E.

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“…Bl.a. har Vandekerckhove (2006) undersøgt, hvordan begrundelserne for at indføre whistleblower-ordninger påvirker deres endelige udformning og diskuteret implikationerne af, hvordan whistleblowing kan tolkes som både rettighed og pligt i forbindelse med disse (Vandekerckhove & Tsahuridu 2010). Andre studier belyser de praktiske og juridiske aspekter af den konkrete implementering af whistleblower-ordninger (Lewis 2001(Lewis , 2002(Lewis , 2006Lind 2011; Søndberg & Winther 2011; Johnsen 2011: 1) samt ledelsens handlerum i denne nye kontekst (Smith & Oseth 1993).…”

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Whistleblower-ordninger - Offentlighed, kritik og risikohåndtering

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2018

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This article outlines how whistleblowing is understood and facilitated in an organizational context, with special emphasis on so-called whistleblower systems’, which have become increasingly widespread during the last decade. The main argument of the article is that these whistleblower systems represent an innovation in the interpretation of the term ‘whistleblowing’ in an organizational context. Whereas the term since the 1970’s has been interpreted in light of concepts stemming from western political tradition such as critique, individual freedom, enlightenment and the public, and thus represented an attempt to enhance the public’s knowledge of organizational activities, whistleblowing is today also increasingly interpreted as an organizational tool for risk-management aimed at avoiding public exposure and ensuring the smooth and effective running of the organization. To support this argument, the article draws on descriptions of whistleblower systems from the databases of the Danish National Data Protection Agency (Datatilsynet) as well as from external operators who provide Danish organizations with solutions for establishing and operating these systems.

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Whistleblower-ordninger - Offentlighed, kritik og risikohåndtering

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2018

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“…For example, Vandekerckhove and Commers (2004) use the descriptive research to argue how the debate around loyalty was a mistaken one. Also, descriptive ethics research is used to provide complexity to normative prima facie positions on whether whistleblowing is a right or a duty, and what the implications are for implementing such policies (Tsahuridu & Vandekerckhove, 2008;Vandekerckhove & Tsahuridu, 2010).…”

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Managing unethical behavior in organizations: The need for a behavioral business ethics approach

Cremer

Vandekerckhove

2016

Journal of Management & Organization

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Issues of morality and ethics have increasingly become more important in organizations and business settings. Traditionally, these issues of ethics and social responsibility in business settings have been discussed and commented on by prescriptive approaches that are grounded in philosophical traditions. Building on the idea that we need to develop a more comprehensive and complete understanding of the value that people assign to ethics and how it influences their actions and decisions, in the present article we discuss and review the importance and relevance of adopting also a descriptive approach that is grounded in the behavioral sciences (referred to as behavioral business ethics). This approach has the advantages to promote our insights into how people can show both good and bad behavior and why this is the case. Behavioral business ethics therefore represents an important research challenge for organizational researchers to pursue and engage more meaningfully with more prescriptive approaches.

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“…Hassink et al (2007) found that a substantial number of internal whistleblowing policies used wording which suggested that raising a concern is compulsory and employees might be held accountable for failing to do doing so. Tsahuridu and Vandekerckhove (2008) and Vandekerckhove and Tsahuridu (2010) have further theorised on this.…”

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The Content of Whistleblowing Procedures: A Critical Review of Recent Official Guidelines

Vandekerckhove

Lewis

2011

J Bus Ethics

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Risky Rescues and the Duty to Blow the Whistle

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Cited by 52 publications

References 35 publications

Whistleblower-ordninger - Offentlighed, kritik og risikohåndtering

Whistleblower-ordninger - Offentlighed, kritik og risikohåndtering

Managing unethical behavior in organizations: The need for a behavioral business ethics approach

The Content of Whistleblowing Procedures: A Critical Review of Recent Official Guidelines

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