The Internal Review of Corporate Deviance

7 The Role of Whistleblowing in the Instigation of Internal Reviews

This chapter examines internal review processes instigated by whistleblowing in more specific detail. Here, the authors reveal that the practice of whistleblowing can take a number of forms: as the disclosure by an individual in an organization or in society of deviant practices to someone able to do something about it; an action by former or current employees who believe that their business or colleague(s) are involved in activities of misconduct or crime, cause unnecessary harm, violate human rights or contribute to otherwise immoral offenses. Whistleblowers stand out as a group of reporters who have made observations akin to internal review and are willing to disclose ...