A Case if Whistle-Blowing

WHISTLE-BLOWING: THE WORLD BEYOND THE BALANCE SHEET AND THE INCOME STATEMENT

Reading the discussion on whistle-blowing by Ferrell, Fraedrich, and Ferrell (2001, pp. 151-152, 251-252) one may be excused for developing a perception that whistle-blowing is most important as a phenomenon when it occurs within the context of alerting others to financially-related behaviors in private sector corporations. In fact, however, issues beyond the balance sheets and the income statements of profit-oriented organizations are of greater significance for society. Beyond the balance sheet and the income statement, whistle-blowing can

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