BUSINESS ETHICS1 As per the analysis of the various perspectives on the whistleblowing, I feel the secretarial clerk Ms Chantale should opt the course of action as elaborated by Sissela Bok. The following point are noteworthy in this regard Ms. Chantale underwent the Moral Conflicts in which she decided to speak on the issue to the immediate senior officer and the Operations Manager of the entity. The three main moral conflicts Chnatale must consider are stated as follow. The first is that the said whistleblowing is beneficial in public interest or not (Bok, 1950). The medical waste though minor in quantity is still leading to environmental damages just to save a few dollars. The second set of the moral conflicts that must be addressed are the loyalty issues (Bok, 1950). The employees of the companies are generally bound by the confidentiality agreements. As an employee of the company, though she has a professional loyalty towards the company but the loyalty towards the public and nation is much greater. The last moral conflict is in the form of the personal conflict. This is characterized by individual fears of loss of job, threats and likewise. As seen in the case study, Chantale is already facing dissent from immediate superior and Operations Manager. Further, she might also face the similar attitude from the colleagues as well, in context of breaching the professional loyalty. However, the larger area of focus must be duty towards the nation and public wellbeing. In order to make the whistleblowing effective, she should obtain a legal consultation in order to fix an immediate responsibility of the act, for the whistleblowing to be more effective. Further, the said step must be taken in way that it catches the attention of the audience at large, to garner the public confidence. This way she would not feel the pressure of the individual conflicts of threats from the company, loss of job and negative publicity.
BUSINESS ETHICS2 References Bok, S. (1950). Whistleblowing and Professional responsibility.NewYork University Education Quarterly, Rae, Beyond Integrity.