Self Quiz Chapter 16: Organizational Ethics: Whistleblowing

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. These are several ways "success" might be interpreted for whistleblowing. Thinking widely, a "success" might amount to all of the following, except

heading off some catastrophe. correct incorrect

reducing the impact of some serious threat. correct incorrect

correcting some illegal or immoral practice. correct incorrect

getting the whistleblower's job back. correct incorrect

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. Complicity theory is based on the principle that one should not

directly act in wrong ways. correct incorrect

lie or misrepresent things. correct incorrect

be an accomplice in wrongdoing either by doing or not doing something. correct incorrect

comply with unjust threats or demands from, say, a robber. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is incorrect? Whistleblowing acts that are _______ are not automatically _______.

morally justified; morally obligatory correct incorrect

morally obligatory; morally justified correct incorrect

severe; urgent correct incorrect

well intended; morally justified
correct incorrect

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. Whistleblowing can sometimes cause harm to innocent parties. Whenever it does this, the whistleblowing cannot be morally justified according to the modified analysis.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The modified analysis makes blowing the whistle a moral duty for a concerned individual who has some complicity with the problem.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect