Michael Davis | Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing

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Michael Davis | Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing
Davis presents the standard theory of whistleblowing and what constitutes circumstances in which whistleblowing is morally required of an employee. Three paradoxes follow from the standard theory (of burden, of missing harm, of failure) , to which Davis responds with a complicity theory that avoids all of them. He uses the example of the Challenger in demonstrating a test of the latter.
-The complicity theory distinguishes the whistleblower from the spy by requiring that what is revealed results from

• A) any employee's work for the organization.
• B) a whistleblower's own work for the organization.
• C) public record.
• D) criminal proceedings.

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Definitions:

Universalist Approach

A belief in or approach towards applying the same rules or norms universally, without regard to cultural differences.

Functional Approach

A method or strategy that focuses on the roles, duties, and functions that entities perform within a system or organization.

Public Organizations

Entities that operate within the public sector, funded and controlled by government bodies to serve the public interest.

Private Organizations

Entities that operate independently of government control, often focusing on providing goods or services for profit.