The Corporate Whistleblower's Survival Guide

Whistleblowers travel a difficult and sometimes dangerous road. In their book, Tom Devine and Tarek F. Maassarani teach you how to report corporate crime and protect yourself in the process. Dr. Jeffrey Wigand – the famous whistleblower whose scientific testimony severely damaged tobacco companies – suggests replacing the term “whistleblower” with “Person of Conscience.” No matter what you call them, whistleblowers often bravely sacrifice their careers, livelihoods, equanimity and sometimes even their physical well-being to reveal private or public malfeasance. While most companies are honest, research shows that half of all employees witness corporate misdeeds. However, 40% do not do anything about what they've learned. This permits miscreants to do tremendous harm to their companies and it deprives law enforcement of its most powerful weapon: "crime reports by individuals." This informative, case-filled book will help would-be whistleblowers who need to learn how to safeguard themselves, and to corporate leaders who should know that “it is bad business to kill or silence the messenger.”