Whistleblowing : Recent Developments and Implementation Issues

These studies show that while whistle blowing is an important component of the corporate governance system of an organization, whistle blowers often face persecution. In this article reviews legislation that has been introduced to protect whistlebl...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8316649/whistleblowing-recent-developments-implementation-issues
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spelling okr-10986-111722021-04-23T14:02:54Z Whistleblowing : Recent Developments and Implementation Issues World Bank ABUSE ABUSES ABUSES OF POWER ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AUDIT COMMITTEE AUDITOR AUDITORS BANKRUPTCY BOARD MEETING BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBERS BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BRANCH BREACH OF DUTY CEO CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS CHAIN OF COMMAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CIVIL LIABILITY COMPANIES ACT COMPANY COMPANY LAW COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS COMPLIANCE OFFICER CONFIDENCE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS CORPORATE CULTURE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM CORPORATION CORPORATIONS CORPORATIONS ACT CRIMINAL CRIMINAL LIABILITY DISASTER RECOVERY DISCRIMINATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION DUTY OF CARE DUTY OF LOYALTY ECONOMIC COOPERATION EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT LAW EMPLOYMENT LAWS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY OWNED COMPANIES FIDUCIARY DUTIES FINANCIAL FRAUD FRAUD FRAUDS GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GOOD FAITH HUMAN CAPITAL INDEPENDENT PARTY INDIVIDUALS INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS INVESTIGATOR JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWYER LEGAL ADVICE LIBEL LIMITED LTD. MANAGERS MEDIA MINISTER MISREPORTING PARTY PERSECUTION PERSONS PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE COMPANY PUNISHMENT RECEIPT REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY REMEDIES REMEDY RISK OF LOSS SCANDAL SECURITIES SECURITIES LAWS SECURITIES REGULATOR SHAREHOLDERS SOCIETIES SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS SUBSIDIARY SUICIDE THEFT TRANSPARENCY WHISTLE BLOWER WHISTLEBLOWER WHISTLEBLOWING These studies show that while whistle blowing is an important component of the corporate governance system of an organization, whistle blowers often face persecution. In this article reviews legislation that has been introduced to protect whistleblowers in a number of countries. The article also discusses the importance of the right corporate culture and attitudes towards whistle blowing, which are arguably just as important as legislation protecting whistle blowers. The article then discusses two real-life case studies on whistle blowing and concludes with key implementation issues which should be considered in developing a whistle blowing policy. 2012-08-13T14:21:01Z 2012-08-13T14:21:01Z 2007-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8316649/whistleblowing-recent-developments-implementation-issues http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11172 English Private Sector Opinion; No. 5 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ABUSE
ABUSES
ABUSES OF POWER
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDITOR
AUDITORS
BANKRUPTCY
BOARD MEETING
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBERS
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
BRANCH
BREACH OF DUTY
CEO
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
CHAIN OF COMMAND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
CIVIL LIABILITY
COMPANIES ACT
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
COMPLAINT
COMPLAINTS
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
CONFIDENCE
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
CORPORATE CULTURE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
CORPORATIONS ACT
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISCRIMINATION
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DUTY OF CARE
DUTY OF LOYALTY
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
EMPLOYMENT LAW
EMPLOYMENT LAWS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FAMILY OWNED COMPANIES
FIDUCIARY DUTIES
FINANCIAL FRAUD
FRAUD
FRAUDS
GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GOOD FAITH
HUMAN CAPITAL
INDEPENDENT PARTY
INDIVIDUALS
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTIGATION
INVESTIGATIONS
INVESTIGATOR
JUSTICE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAWYER
LEGAL ADVICE
LIBEL
LIMITED
LTD.
MANAGERS
MEDIA
MINISTER
MISREPORTING
PARTY
PERSECUTION
PERSONS
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE COMPANY
PUNISHMENT
RECEIPT
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REMEDIES
REMEDY
RISK OF LOSS
SCANDAL
SECURITIES
SECURITIES LAWS
SECURITIES REGULATOR
SHAREHOLDERS
SOCIETIES
SOCIETY
STAKEHOLDERS
SUBSIDIARY
SUICIDE
THEFT
TRANSPARENCY
WHISTLE BLOWER
WHISTLEBLOWER
WHISTLEBLOWING
spellingShingle ABUSE
ABUSES
ABUSES OF POWER
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDITOR
AUDITORS
BANKRUPTCY
BOARD MEETING
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBERS
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
BRANCH
BREACH OF DUTY
CEO
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
CHAIN OF COMMAND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
CIVIL LIABILITY
COMPANIES ACT
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
COMPLAINT
COMPLAINTS
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
CONFIDENCE
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
CORPORATE CULTURE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
CORPORATIONS ACT
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISCRIMINATION
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DUTY OF CARE
DUTY OF LOYALTY
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
EMPLOYMENT LAW
EMPLOYMENT LAWS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FAMILY OWNED COMPANIES
FIDUCIARY DUTIES
FINANCIAL FRAUD
FRAUD
FRAUDS
GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GOOD FAITH
HUMAN CAPITAL
INDEPENDENT PARTY
INDIVIDUALS
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTIGATION
INVESTIGATIONS
INVESTIGATOR
JUSTICE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAWYER
LEGAL ADVICE
LIBEL
LIMITED
LTD.
MANAGERS
MEDIA
MINISTER
MISREPORTING
PARTY
PERSECUTION
PERSONS
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE COMPANY
PUNISHMENT
RECEIPT
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REMEDIES
REMEDY
RISK OF LOSS
SCANDAL
SECURITIES
SECURITIES LAWS
SECURITIES REGULATOR
SHAREHOLDERS
SOCIETIES
SOCIETY
STAKEHOLDERS
SUBSIDIARY
SUICIDE
THEFT
TRANSPARENCY
WHISTLE BLOWER
WHISTLEBLOWER
WHISTLEBLOWING
World Bank
Whistleblowing : Recent Developments and Implementation Issues
relation Private Sector Opinion; No. 5
description These studies show that while whistle blowing is an important component of the corporate governance system of an organization, whistle blowers often face persecution. In this article reviews legislation that has been introduced to protect whistleblowers in a number of countries. The article also discusses the importance of the right corporate culture and attitudes towards whistle blowing, which are arguably just as important as legislation protecting whistle blowers. The article then discusses two real-life case studies on whistle blowing and concludes with key implementation issues which should be considered in developing a whistle blowing policy.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author World Bank
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title Whistleblowing : Recent Developments and Implementation Issues
title_short Whistleblowing : Recent Developments and Implementation Issues
title_full Whistleblowing : Recent Developments and Implementation Issues
title_fullStr Whistleblowing : Recent Developments and Implementation Issues
title_full_unstemmed Whistleblowing : Recent Developments and Implementation Issues
title_sort whistleblowing : recent developments and implementation issues
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8316649/whistleblowing-recent-developments-implementation-issues
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11172
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