This document summarizes a presentation on ethical management and whistleblowing. It defines whistleblowing and discusses why individuals blow the whistle, as well as internal, external, and anonymous whistleblowing. It also examines fears of retaliation for whistleblowing and relevant laws and acts that protect whistleblowers. Several case studies from India are presented where individuals faced retaliation, including demotion, threats, and even murder, after exposing corruption. Principles for ethical decision making are also outlined.

1. Presented By :
Thirumagan A. (B-001)
Tapopriya Dutta (B-018)
Mrigendra Kumar (B-001)
Pavan P. (B-046)
Ganesh Padhi (B-001)
Rahul Sangani (B-050)
Kaustav Sen (B-051)
Vidhi Shah (B-052)
Sahil Verma (B-001)

2.  Ethical Management Concepts
 Satyendra Dubey Case
 Cases related to ethical dilemma
 Theory related to ethical issues

3.  What is Whistle blowing ?
 Why blow Whistle ?
 Growing popularity
 Ethical dilemma for organization members

4.  Internal Whistleblowing
 External Whistleblowing
 Anonymous Whistleblowing

5.  Fear of retaliation
 Fear of losing jobs
 Fear of losing relationships at work
 Fear of demotion including cuts in salary
 Fear of threats of legal action

6.  Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 False Claims Act
 The Occupational Safety and Health Act
 Federal Whistleblower Protection Act
 Lloyd-La Follette Act

8. • Recommendation of Public Interest Disclosure
(Protection of Informers) Act
2003
August
26,2010
• The Bill is introduced into the Lok Sabha
September
26,2010
• Standing Committee referral
June 9,
2011
• Standing Committee report
• Bill renamed to The Whistleblowers' Protection Bill
December2
8,2010
• Passed by the Lok Sabha
March
29,2012
• Bill Introduced in Rajya Sabha and still pending
approval

9.  Trailblazer Project vs Thin Thread
Project
 Drake’s interaction with Siobhan
Gorman
 FBI raid
 Charges: Willful Retention of
National Defense Information,
Obstructing justice and Making a
False Statement
 Dropping of charges
 Siobhan Gorman received an
award from the Society of
Professional Journalists

10.  Background to Enron’s accounting
misrepresentations
 Sherron’s letter to boss
 Enron’s collapse
 Is she really a whistleblower ??

11.  IPS officer Devendra Dutt Mishra,
a DIG in the Uttar Pradesh Fire Service
Department
 He had threatened to make public files containing
evidence of the massive embezzlement of funds
in the purchase of equipment.
 Ended up in an asylum

12.  Marketing manager for the Indian Oil Corporation
 Sealed two petrol pumps for
selling adulterated fuel for
three months
 Murdered by employees of
petrol pump

13.  Director of the audit wing of the state cooperative
department
 Exposed controversial land
allotments by cooperative
societies involving officials
and political figures
 Cold-blooded murder

14.  Chief Engineer at Maharashtra Engineering Training
Academy
 15 page note to state
government alleging a massive
scam in irrigation projects
 More than Rs 35,000 crore has
been pocketed by the politician-bureaucrat-
contractor nexus

15.  Self-interest should not
dominate
 Decision problem should be
grasped both in time and
space
 Decision should leave the
decision maker in mental
quiet and repose
 Decision should result in
better unity and harmony
than before