CAN WHISTLEBLOWERS LIVE ‘HAPPILY EVER AFTER?’ A REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON WHISTLEBLOWING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
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Author(s):
DR. PURNIMA SEHGAL
Vol - 8, Issue- 1 ,
Page(s) : 260 - 268
(2017 )
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST
Abstract
ABSTRACT - Speech is silver but silence is gold is an age old proverb. But is silence always gold? There are times when cost of silence can be very high and may cost innocent lives too! In such grave situations, some people show the courage to stand up and speak out and save others from wrongdoing and injustice. Whistleblowers are such brave people who blow the lid off malpractices, corruption and wrongdoing happening around them. Whistleblowing refers to reporting of illegal, unethical, immoral or illegitimate practices within an organization to appropriate authorities for a corrective action. The purpose of this paper is to review existing literature on whistleblowing and study what consequences whistleblowers normally face. An attempt has been made to examine the legislation prevalent in different parts of the world for whistleblower protection.
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