Title :
The whistle-blower´s dilemma
fDate :
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Speaking out may be the ethical thing to do, but too often it comes at a steep price. This article discusses the problems faced by ´whistle-blowers´ - people who discover problems or unlawful activities at work and speak up about them. It details many cases of reprisals taken against such people and outlines a series of steps which should be taken in order to avoid such an outcome.
Keywords :
employee welfare; employment; ethical aspects; personnel; design flaws; engineers; ethical dilemmas; ethics; reprisals; retaliation; speaking out; whistle-blower dilemma; Australia; Biomedical engineering; Capacitive sensors; Design engineering; Drugs; Engineering profession; Forward contracts; Pediatrics; Probes; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2004.1279195
