Question

All employees who observe or become aware of criminal practices or unethical behavior should be encouraged to report the incident to their superiors, to a higher level of management or to an appropriate unit of the organization. This reporting process is called:

Answer 1

Answer: D) whistle-blowing.

Explanation:

Whistleblowing is the term used to describe the reporting of criminal or unethical practices that employees observe to their superiors or an appropriate unit in an organization.

This is very important in the corporate world because sometimes when business are left to themselves, there may be people who engage in unethical behaviour. If other people in the company are able to call them out, the practice can be discovered and stamped out quicker.