MGMT 1040 Chapter Notes -The Whistleblower, Whistleblower, Trade Secret
18 Mar 2014
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If they blow the whistle they could face false negative consequences of their actions. If an employee has conflicting moral obligations, they must decide: 276: many moral theorists agree that depending on the circumstance, certain personal sacrifices might be so great that we cannot reasonably be morally obligated to make them, accepting employment=agreeing to perform certain tasks, during specified hours, in. If job is legal, employee under obligation to fulfill the terms of the agreement. Individuals may seek to benefit from being employed with a certain business but in honoring contractual duties, employees should not lower the benefit of the organization to their own gain. 279 common way of abusing official position is through insider trading. Inside traders defend actions by claiming they don"t injure anyone. Proprietary data: companies guard information that affect their competitive standing. 280: when novel information is patented or copyrighted, legally protected but not secret.
