Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to provide a theory of activist whistleblowing for justice and dignity as the framework for detecting injustice and human rights abuses in business and organizations. This is important for trust and business legitimacy.
We suggest that whistleblowing is an important field of human rights in business and essential for creating public awareness of human rights abuses and democratic engagement in promoting human rights in business. In order to develop such a theory, we use the activist work and controversial life of the German journalist and writer Günter Wallraff based on a confrontation with the dominant concepts of whistleblowing in relation to business and human rights.
We suggest that whistleblowing is an important field of human rights in business and essential for creating public awareness of human rights abuses and democratic engagement in promoting human rights in business. In order to develop such a theory, we use the activist work and controversial life of the German journalist and writer Günter Wallraff based on a confrontation with the dominant concepts of whistleblowing in relation to business and human rights.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Business Legitimacy : Responsbility, Ethics and Society |
| Editors | Jacob Dahl Rendtorff |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publication date | 2020 |
| Pages | 621-652 |
| Chapter | 33 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-14621-4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-14622-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Business and Human Rights
- Whistleblowing
- Journalism
- Business ethics
- Günter Wallraff
- Undercover investigation
- Freedom of expression
- Employee rights
- Human rights abuses
- Organizational wrongdoing