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What You Should Do if Your Boss Asks You to Do Something Illegal/Unethical

Business Ethics, Ethical Culture, Whistleblowing, Workplace Behavior / /

Weighing the Harms and Benefits of Alternative Actions We would like to think that organizations run their businesses ethically and, for the most part, this is true. However, there may be circumstances when a supervisor asks you to do something illegal or unethical. There are a variety of reasons this could occur including: Examples of […]

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What Does the Fraud at FTX Mean for You?

Business Ethics, Fraud, Whistleblowing, Workplace Behavior / /

Transparency and Ethics Are the Keys to Holding the Cryptocurrency Markets Accountable? FTX was considered to be a very stable point in a very volatile world. Having them collapse or having them conduct fraudulent activity that is what’s really shocking many people and having a huge negative effect on the entire crypto world. From time

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WHY GEN Z IS LEAST LIKELY TO REPORT WORKPLACE MISCONDUCT

Business Ethics, Millennials & Gen Z, Whistleblowing, Workplace Behavior / /

THE IMPORTANCE OF WHISTLEBLOWING POLICIES In a recent study by Ethisphere it was stated that younger workers are more willing to report workplace misbehavior than workers from other generations, yet they are less likely to report it. The reason given is that they lack confidence in their employer’s anti-retaliation policies. In other words, they fear that by

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Creating a “Speak Up Culture” in the Workplace

Fraud, Whistleblowing / /

Reporting Wrongdoing Enhances Workplace Ethics I have previously blogged about the speak up culture, a phenomenon that broadly encourages employees to bring matters of concern to top management so that corrective action can be taken when warranted. What is a Speak Up Culture? Tanya Finnie addresses the issue in a LinkedIn post. She says: “speak

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Whistleblower Involved in Fraud Receives an Award from the SEC

Business Ethics, financial fraud, Fraud, Whistleblowing / /

The Message: Don’t Do the Crime Unless You Want to be Rewarded I’ve blogged many times before about whistleblowing, including whether it is an ethical action. Some would say that whistleblowing is a courageous act to right a wrong, and because the whistleblower may be discriminated against for coming forward, and/or suffer the penalty of

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Bullying in the Workplace Reaching Epidemic Proportions

Civility in the Workplace, Workplace Behavior / /

Cyberbullying Destroys the Culture of an Organization Workplace bullying refers to repeated, unreasonable actions of individuals (or a group) directed towards an employee (or group of employees), which are intended to intimidate, degrade, humiliate, or undermine, or which create a risk to the health or safety of the employee(s) including physical and emotional stress. Workplace

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