Okay, apparently I’m in my mood of writing rite now. Won’t let it wasted then.
This case study is from personal collections. Business Ethics class, to be exact. Last week my class had this case study and my group had to analyze and present this case in front of others. The case is taken from Al Gini book.
First off, what is whistleblowing?
If you think that the term of ‘whistleblowing’ is originated from a referee who whistling during foul at the game, you’re right. In business context, whistleblowing is an employee, former employee, or member of an organization, especially a business or government agency, who reports misconduct to people or entities that have the power and presumed willingness to take corrective action.
However in this case is explained the ‘ethics’ of whistleblowing and how it connected to employee loyalty toward the company. The issue here is that how an action of whistleblowing could messing up the whole team. It’s like you’re kicking one of your teammates out of the team.
But then, I like this part, in this case is being explained that team inside a company is totally different with teamsport. If you get lost in sport, sure there are some things that should be sacrificed, but then it wouldn’t be as much as loss in business. That’s why, the bad apples should be thrown right away before it contaminates others.
Therefore in this case is being explained the meaning of ‘loyalty’ and how ‘loyalty’ means that you’re being loyal with the people inside the company, not the company as a whole. Why? Because a company is just an abstract form. And the only thing that hold people together inside a company is money.
In this case being mentioned also the objectives of a company. Those are making goods/services and/or making profits. If there is a guy who couldn’t contribute whatsoever to those objectives (or even worse) this guy should be kicked out. Period.
Thus in this case – also as the closing – it’s being mentioned that the real issue in whistleblowing is if the whistleblower got retaliation. Kinda reminds me of Alexander Litvinenko 
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I wish there are more whistleblower in the government..