On November 29th, Mary Inman gave us a talk on the topic whistleblowing, which let me know more about the whistleblower activities and the whistleblower protection. According to the definition given by the website whistleblowers international, whistleblowing is someone who reveal the unethical or illegal activities within the company. The person can be current or past employee, or an outside individual who is familiar with the unethical activity. This whistleblower does not need to be U.S. citizen.
I want to learn more about the whistleblowing in the country that I am studying, so I looked up the journey of whistleblowing in the America. U.S. has a long history on whistleblowing. The first whistleblower is Benjamin Franklin in 1773, which
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First of all, the government need to change. Chinese government is the one who lead the corruptions. As we can see, these two whistleblowers all revealed the bad things that happened because of the government. As a communism country, government is the supreme. Everyone will be proud if they work for the government. I don’t know about the other communism countries, but China is like this. If someone is working for the government, he or she will have so much power. Five years ago, before Xi Jinping became the president of China, there were more corruptions happened. Even someone little officials could get the bribe from others. The newest updated rule on March 2016 promoted people to report, offered a greater protection for the whistleblowers. Also, the whistleblowers can get rewards between 200,000 RMB to 500,000 RMB. With this activity that president Xi is proceeding, people who involved in the corruption will be on caught to the jail and the length will be based on what the person did. As a result, the phenomena of corruptions are getting fewer and fewer. However, I think there are severer corruption or unethical things happens on the top level of the government. This reminds me about a news happened a few weeks ago. A kindergarten in Beijing was reported abuse children and fed them pills. This kindergarten’s headmaster was a relative of a leader in the army, so …show more content…
Compared to the U.S.’s system on whistleblower, I think China has a long way to go to. China does not have a long history on whistle blowing. I think China can learn from U.S. on whistle blowing. If China wants to learn from the foreign countries, it needs to open itself first. As a child raised up in China, I think China is more and more closed. This doesn’t mean on the economic side but on the freedom of speech. In China, people cannot login to Facebook, Instagram or even Google’s webpage. Even last summer, VPN, which is a tool used to connect to the foreign website is banned in China. People in China can only use the Chinese apps and websites to see the news. So how can people get the news from outside? Nowadays, the only way is to look at the articles written by the Chinese editors. There must have some differences from the news that directly written in another country. Some information will be added or deleted, because the government doesn’t want the citizens to know. Sometimes when I looked at the same news, the article that posted on the U.S. website are somewhat different from the report posted on Chinese website. I have the chance to study abroad both in the U.S. and U.K., so I have the opportunity to learn so much from the other countries. I believe there are some political reasons that the government does not want people to
Corruption is a persistent problem that plagues the world and it knows no boundaries. Transparency International defines it as the “abuse of entrusted power for private gain” (2013). For the purposes of this thread, ‘corruption’ is defined as any individual, collective, or structural act or process that permits the use of public authority or position for private gain. This definition captures the broad and many ways individuals and institutions abuse power and the public trust. In regard to whistleblowing, much conflict stems from the context in which the whistleblower is viewed.
Both Goldman and Walder make excellent points both backed by Pan’s book. The argument that Walder makes is very convincing: that government and all of its censorship is here to stay. The reaction to the reformers are usual overblown and extreme. They are also highly immoral and go against human rights. However, Goldman’s argument is much stronger. Since the rise of a semi-capitalistic society under the market reforms of the 1980’s and the Tiananmen Square protests the voices of political dissent and change have been on the rise, and from the examples provided, especially after the year 2000. The party has effectively been losing power thanks in large part to the internet and the rise of the lawyers like Pu. Therefore, the political status quo in China is changing, no matter what the party says.
Whistle blowing is a controversial topic in the professional industry. Whistle blowing is the act of speaking out against a fellow colleague or even a friend that has done something non-ethical or illegal in the workplace. A whistleblower raises concerns about the wrongdoing inside of the workplace. Employees hesitate to become a whistleblower because of the idea of becoming a snitch on fellow employees and having a bad rep around the office. This concern was lowered in 1989 with a law called the Whistleblower Protection Act that protects federal government employees in the United States from retaliatory action for voluntarily disclosing information about dishonest or illegal activities occurring at a government organization (whistleblowers.gov).
The term Whistleblower means “An employee who discloses information that s/he reasonably believes is evidence of illegality, gross waste or fraud, mismanagement, abuse of power, general wrongdoing, or a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety. When information is classified or otherwise restricted by Congress or Executive Order, disclosures only are protected as whistleblowing if made through designated, secure channels. (What is a Whistleblower?)” The idea behind whistleblowers is that they believe trying to inform the public of illegal acts within their businesses has the potential to protect the public from wrongdoing. The following studies analyze scholar’s findings on different factors related to whistle blowing as
Growing up in an American society citizens tend to take for granted the freedom and other personal liberties that are granted in their Constitution. Even though most Americans acknowledge that they are fortunate, it does not mean that other nations should limit their people's rights. China is one example of a nation that displays civilian limitation. China's constitution outlines specifically their people's civil liberties, granting them more freedom than the American Constitution provides. Most of these rights are either neglected or repressed (Bradsher, 2009). The Chinese government needs to omit corruption and make longer strides in their attempt to provide better rights for their citizens. Chinese citizens are becoming more aware of human right abuses, and the People's Republic of China can only prolong the issue for so much longer.
“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage” (Confucius Quotes, 2012). The person who does her duty, at great risk to her own interest, when most others would defy from fear is considered a hero (Schafer, 2004). Dr. Nancy Olivieri is a hero who blew the whistle on Apotex, University of Toronto (U of T) and the Hospital for Sick Children (HSC); and fought for her academic rights till the end. Whistle-blowing refers to actions of an employee that breach her loyalty to the organization but serves the public interest. When other constraints proved to be ineffective, whistle-blowing acts as a check on authority of the organization. Whistle-blowers expose severe forms of corruption, waste, and abuse of power within their organization and put the organization in a position where it is answerable to the public, thus enhancing its accountability (Cooper, 2006, pg. 198-205).
...y. Congress has passed laws to protect whistleblowers because they protect the accountability of the government and private companies by sharing the truth of their actions. Although there have been laws to protect whistle blowers many still are receiving punishment from corporations today.
Question #1 In general, I look at whistle blowers as heroes. Whistle blowers are the people who stand up for what is “right” when no one else will. They try to protect anyone who could possibly be injured in the process. They risk their personal safety and face constant backlash for shedding light on the truth. While being a whistleblower is not necessarily a glorious job, it is necessary for the public’s best interest.
Public shame is a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, and unworthiness that affects the community around the person according to the dictionary definition. However, most people refer to public shaming more commonly as a negative or positive result. For ages, public shame has influenced and affected people of all shapes and sizes worldwide. Each one of these people can refer back to that one moment where they were exposed to public humiliation whether it was tripping over a stair or completely blanking on a presentation speech. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Price of Shame” by Monica Lewinsky, and “Is the Internet a Mob without Consequence?” by Nick Bilton all discuss public shame in their
Wrongdoing in United State has gone past our span since we have neglected it; this is so since we enable offenders to escape with criminal acts. There is a need to actualize more serious disciplines to wrongdoings carried out to set cases for different hoodlums who have not come to an extraordinary, the laws should be reexamined and be set in requirement and this must be finished by more police activity. There is a need to instruct the Americans kids and lead them to a superior life, take them off the boulevards and show them appropriate from off-base. There is likewise a need to reduce neediness to bring down the high level of savagery and wrongdoing both in urban and provincial regions of United State because by mitigating these issues there would be fewer offenders falling back on taking as methods for survival. Along
The term “ethics” refers to an external set of rules that have been established by an institution or organization, for example, a university, and the members are expected to follow them. On the other hand, integrity refers to an individuals’ internal set of principles that guides their actions and behavior (Czimbal and Brooks n.p.). As a rule, people are usually rewarded when they follow ethical codes of conduct by an external committee or board that monitors their behavior. For a person of high integrity, the benefits are usually intrinsic. Moreover, such individuals always make the right decisions even when they are not being watched. Therefore, this feature of character is often influenced by a person’s upbringing. In
Admit it: You 've lied. We all have at some stage or point in our life. Whether you 're asserting your feelings, getting it off your chest or just being plain and distinctly honest, the truth about honesty is that honesty isn 't always the best artery of choice. What 's more, striving on the avenue of complete disclosure can drive an unwanted wedge and result in permanent closure on a relationship. Today, the consequences of lying are often veiled from reality, the unvarnished truth is, we don 't need weapons to fatally hurt those closest to us as the act can be equally carried out with the sharp verbal cuts of a truthful tongue.
Honesty and integrity are very important in the medical field. We as healthcare workers are given such trust and responsibility. We should always strive to do our best and when faced with tough situations. When we don't always know what to do or the proper way to react we should always be honest. Let our superiors know what is going on and ask for advice when we need to. This would show that we are honest. When we come into contact with patients they rely on us to do the right thing and always perform our job with integrity. Often people’s lives are in our hands. We have to care about the patient and care about our job in order to continue to provide quality care. If someone hates their job they are not going to give their best in every way they can. The medical field is not a place for that person.
Whistle blowing is an attempt of an employee or former employee of a company to reveal what he or she believes to be a wrongdoing in or by a company or organization. Whistle blowing tries to make others aware of practices that are considered illegal or immoral. If the wrongdoing is reported to someone in the company it is said to be internal. Internal whistle blowing tends to do less damage to the company. There is also external whistle blowing. This is where the wrongdoing is reported to the media and brought to the attention of the public. This type of whistle blowing tends to affect the company in a negative way because of bad publicity. It is said that whistle blowing is personal if the wrongdoing affects the whistle blower alone (like sexual harassment), and said to be impersonal if the wrongdoing affects other people. Many people whistle blow for two main reasons: morality and revenge.
Interests: China’s leaders desire to improve their nation’s economy while preserving political stability. They want to censor political discussions to prevent “westernization” of China,