Whistle Blowing and Company Loyalty in Business, Society and the Environment
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Running head: Business, Society and the Environment
Business, Society and the Environment
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Business, Society and the Environment
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note
1BUSINESS, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Whistle blowing does not violate company loyalty. Whistle blowing is a term wherein an
employee of an organization passes on information about some wrongdoing or malpractices that
are taking place in an organization. Whistle blowing refers to making a disclosure or “blowing
the whistle” (Near & Miceli 2016). It brings calling attention to wrongdoing that is happening
within an organization. To be covered by whistle blowing law a worker must believe that they
are acting in the interest of the public. Secondly, they should also ensure that the disclosure falls
into one of the following categories such as criminal offences, miscarriage of justice, failure to
comply with the law, damaging the environment and covering up wrongdoings (Near & Miceli
2016). In this case, it is damage to the environment that is being done.
Whistle blowing is relevant to the case study because it is the moral duty and moral obligation of
Wen Jie to let her employers know that WasteWorks may not be processing the waste the way
that is expected from them. Since it seems to Wen Jie that WasteWorks are simply dumping the
waste that is carefully separated at the hotel into the same waste processing facility and that very
little of the waste is kept aside for recycling or reprocessing, Wen Jie ought to tell her employers
about it. Wen Jie should confide in her employers Gabrielle and Tony so that this does not hinder
their sustainability initiatives and they can take stringent measures against this practice and
continue with their sustainability initiatives as they are doing.
Wen Jie should definitely take action. She should not remain quiet and she should go and talk to
Gabrielle and Tony even if it means that Harcourt loses its contract with WasteWorks and in the
process her husband loses his job. It is a risk that Wen Jie has to take. There is a possibility that
WasteWorks will lose the contract with Harcourt if the suspicions of Wen Jie are confirmed and
Whistle blowing does not violate company loyalty. Whistle blowing is a term wherein an
employee of an organization passes on information about some wrongdoing or malpractices that
are taking place in an organization. Whistle blowing refers to making a disclosure or “blowing
the whistle” (Near & Miceli 2016). It brings calling attention to wrongdoing that is happening
within an organization. To be covered by whistle blowing law a worker must believe that they
are acting in the interest of the public. Secondly, they should also ensure that the disclosure falls
into one of the following categories such as criminal offences, miscarriage of justice, failure to
comply with the law, damaging the environment and covering up wrongdoings (Near & Miceli
2016). In this case, it is damage to the environment that is being done.
Whistle blowing is relevant to the case study because it is the moral duty and moral obligation of
Wen Jie to let her employers know that WasteWorks may not be processing the waste the way
that is expected from them. Since it seems to Wen Jie that WasteWorks are simply dumping the
waste that is carefully separated at the hotel into the same waste processing facility and that very
little of the waste is kept aside for recycling or reprocessing, Wen Jie ought to tell her employers
about it. Wen Jie should confide in her employers Gabrielle and Tony so that this does not hinder
their sustainability initiatives and they can take stringent measures against this practice and
continue with their sustainability initiatives as they are doing.
Wen Jie should definitely take action. She should not remain quiet and she should go and talk to
Gabrielle and Tony even if it means that Harcourt loses its contract with WasteWorks and in the
process her husband loses his job. It is a risk that Wen Jie has to take. There is a possibility that
WasteWorks will lose the contract with Harcourt if the suspicions of Wen Jie are confirmed and
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