chapter 7 – blowing the whistle

An employee who discovers corporate misconduct and chooses to bring it to the attention of others is referred to as a(n) _____.

_____ whistle-blowing involves an employee bringing corporate misconduct to the attention of his or her manager or supervisor, who then follows established procedures to address the misconduct within the organization.

The two types of whistle-blowing, internal and external, are categorized based on:

In internal whistle-blowing, an employee who discovers corporate misconduct brings it to the attention of:

In _____ whistle-blowing, an employee who discovers corporate misconduct brings it to the attention of law enforcement agencies and/or the media.

In external whistle-blowing, an employee who discovers corporate misconduct brings it to the attention of:

Alan, an employee at Urania Corp., finds a major discrepancy in the company's inventory list. Upon further investigation, he discovers that his department head has been tampering with the inventory data for personal profits. He immediately reports it to a higher authority within the organization with proof. In this scenario, Alan plays the role of an _____ whistle-blower.

Sandra, an executive officer of a company, has collected reports which prove that the CEO has been misappropriating company and investor funds. She takes the matter public and issues a statement against the CEO. Sandra is an _____ whistle-blower.

Which of the following employees is an external whistle-blower?

Which of the following statements is true of whistle-blowers?

Which of the following is true of corporate whistle-blowing?

The original reason for the enactment of the Civil False Claims Act was to:

Whistle-blowers who expose fraudulent behavior against the government are entitled to between 10 and 30 percent of the amount recovered under the federal _____.

The False Claims Act was strengthened in 1986 to:

A qui tam lawsuit is a lawsuit brought on behalf of the federal government by a whistle-blower under the _____ of 1863

A _____ is a lawsuit brought on behalf of the federal government by a whistle-blower under the False Claims Act of 1863.

Which of the following statements is true of qui tam lawsuits?

Which of the following is a difference between internal and external whistle-blowing?

It is difficult to track the history of internal whistle-blowing because:

Prior to 2002, legal protection for whistle-blowers existed only through legislation that:

Which of the following statements is true of the federal Civil False Claims Act?

Which of the following statements is true of the False Claims Act of 1863?

The _____ first addressed the issue of retaliation against federal employees who bring accusations of unethical behavior.

The _____ of 1989 guaranteed the anonymity of federal employees, but not that of other employees.

The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 guaranteed the anonymity of the whistle-blower unless:

Which of the following is true of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989?

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is also known as:

Which of the following statements is true of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

The _____ introduced a reward program for whistle-blowers who report securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act stipulated that if more than $1 million is collected, the whistle-blower is entitled to _____ of the monies collected.

Ken reported misconduct in his organization to the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was able to provide substantial evidence and won the case. The amount recovered was over $1 billion. Which of the following laws states that Ken is eligible to receive between 10 and 30 percent of the amount recovered?

The "Office of the Whistleblower" was created by the _____.

A(n) _____ is a telephone line where employees can leave messages to alert a company of suspected corporate misconduct without revealing their identity.

Which of the following is true of a whistle-blower hotline?

Which of the following is a major risk faced by whistle-blowers by speaking out about an organization's misconduct?