Question

According to Chapter 2, ethicists such as Manuel Velasquez (2011) argue that whistle-blowing is justified if three conditions are satisfied. One condition is that there is strong evidence that the organization is doing something that is hurting or will hurt other parties. What are the other two conditions?

Answer 1

Answer: The other two conditions are that:

1. Whistle-blowing is reasonably certain to prevent or stop the wrongdoing and

2. The employee has made unsuccessful attempts to resolve the problem through internal channels in the organization.

Explanation: Whistleblowing refers to a situation whereby an employee discloses information about wrongdoing within their organization. This information is usually about something they witnessed at work.

There are some who holds the view that whistleblowing is an unethical act by an employee and depicts disloyalty while others, such as Velasquez argue that whisleblowing is justified when certain conditions are met.