MGT 3211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hippocratic Oath, Carcinogen, Virtue Ethics
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Proponents believe whistleblowers deserve gratitude and protection. Opponents claim they are disloyal to the enterprise. Roche claims it is corrosive and impermissible: attempt to define whistle-blowing precisely, debates about whether and when it is appropriate, whether one has the obligation to blow the whistle. Prima facie duty, one can be overridden by a higher duty to the public good. Those who look at obligation to company fail to see the obligation to moral differences. Loyalty is a relationship between persons, not a corporation. People as individuals are given a choice. Getting rid of such romanticism and coming to grips with the hard but accurate assessment should ultimately benefit everyone. The issue is not one of disloyalty to the company, but whether the whistle- blower has an obligation to society if blowing the whistle will bring retaliation. Whistle-blowing, moral integrity, and organizational ethics -- brenkert.
