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Nov 9, 2023 · Effective whistleblowing policies are designed to ensure that the identity of a whistleblower is either kept confidential (only designated individuals know the whistleblower’s identity) or completely anonymous (the whistleblower’s identity is unknown).
- A New Approach to Fraud
- Subverting Past Studies
- Building A Healthy Ethical Culture
For our study, we interviewed members of the board of directors of some of Canada’s largest public companies, along with some auditors. We asked the board members about their involvement in whistleblowing procedures to help prevent fraud. The board members we interviewed did not believe they were in a position to establish whistleblowing procedures...
Our results differ from past studies, most of which claim that the quality of board members plays an important role in fraud prevention by positively influencing the outcomes of whistleblowing procedures. One study found that individual characteristics, such as member independence (not being involved in the operations of the company) and financial ...
Our study offers Canadians a different perspective of business management by challenging a long-standing type of corporate governance theory known as agency theory. This theory assumes that the board of directors, which represent the interests of shareholders, should not be overly trusting of management teams because management normally looks out f...
whistleblowers’ identity and maintain employee trust in the security, confidentiality and integrity of their whistleblower policies by developing a system that allows anonymous reports.
How does the organisation provide feedback to a whistleblower about their concerns? Does the organisation make the results transparent? How can the organisation help to promote a workplace culture that encourages and protects disclosures of possible misconduct? What process is followed to investigate any reports of misconduct or wrongdoing?
Dec 10, 2021 · Dey and Heese set out to study the experiences of about 2,400 whistleblowers who filed lawsuits under the False Claims Act, which rewards whistleblowers who report fraud against the federal government with a percentage of the money recovered.
Sep 21, 2023 · How Does Whistleblower Protection Safeguard Workplace Ethics? Promoting an environment of trust, whistleblower protections underpin the integrity of the workplace by safeguarding employees who dare to expose wrongdoing.
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The Ontario Securities Act provides protections to whistleblower employees who report or plan to report violations of the legislation, such as illegal insider trading, fraud, and misleading corporate disclosure or financial statements.
