Ronald Duska | Whistleblowing and Employee Loyalty

Multiple Choice

Ronald Duska | Whistleblowing and Employee Loyalty
The issue Duska focuses on is when whistleblowing is permissible and why it is in need of justification in the first place. He argues against those who see whistleblowing as an act of disloyalty to a company by saying that corporations are not entities deserving of loyalty in the first place. He discusses how companies use teamwork to foster employee loyalty, which masks the primary goal of making a profit. The issue for Duska is whether a whistleblower has an obligation to society that outweighs the risk of retaliation.
-While Bowie and Bok state that whistleblowing can be overridden by a higher duty to the public good, Duska criticizes them for making ___________ their starting point.

A) disloyalty
B) loyalty
C) obligation
D) prima facie duty