The Corporate Whistleblower's Survival Guide A Handbook for Committing the Truth
From Erin Brockovich to Enron, whistleblowers who "challenge abuses of power that betray the public trust" have proven to be an unfortunate necessity in modern business culture. Their efforts to report crimes, fraud, and dangers to public health and safety have saved millions of lives and...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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San Francisco :
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
2011.
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Edition: | 1st ed |
Series: | BK Currents (Hardcover)
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628135406719 |
Summary: | From Erin Brockovich to Enron, whistleblowers who "challenge abuses of power that betray the public trust" have proven to be an unfortunate necessity in modern business culture. Their efforts to report crimes, fraud, and dangers to public health and safety have saved millions of lives and billions of dollars of shareholder value - and had we heeded the warnings of whistleblowers, perhaps disasters such as the Bernie Madoff scandal and the Lehman Brothers meltdown could have been averted.Recent federal legislation in finance and health reform have cemented legal protections and mechanisms for w |
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Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-318) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781283046718 9786613046710 9781605099873 |