AFM311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Whistleblower, Organizational Culture, Public Morality

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Accounting & Financial Management
• Course: AFM311
• Professor: Robert Sproule

Document Summary

Morality: no moral standard for whistleblowing, personal choice, must risk and give up a lot, retaliation, demotion. Whistleblowing protection - canada: even thinner than usa, governed by public servants disclosure protection act, only applies to public servants, protected under very limited standards. Leaves whistleblowers open to retaliations from the firm: no protection for those in the private sector, take the entire risk. Gvv: voice: always easier to say things you"ve said before, practice what to say in advance, audience should give constructive feedback. Script and rehearse your response so you know what you are going to say: you will be more likely to speak up, context matters, who are you talking to, what will you say, where will you say it. Lunch, one on one meeting: when will you say it, time your response, how will you say it, calm, loud, memo, be in an environment where there are platforms.