If an Individual Reports a Company-That He or She Is

question 19

True/False

If an individual reports a company-that he or she is not employed by-for misconduct, the individual is called an external whistle-blower.

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Definitions:

Ethnography of Communication

The study of communication practices within specific cultural contexts, exploring how communication shapes and reflects social life.

Communicative Act

In Hymes’s ethnography of communication, the smaller units of speech within a speech event—for example, asking a question or telling a joke.

Speech Event

In Hymes’s ethnography of communication, a specific speech activity—for example, an awards speech.

Speech Event

A specific instance in which communication occurs, structured by conventions and expectations of the participants and the context.