Whistleblowers: Broken Lives and Organizational Power
C. Fred Alford, "Whistleblowers: Broken Lives and Organizational Power"
English | ISBN: 0801487803 | | pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0801487803 | | pages | PDF | 2 MB
In a dark departure from our standard picture of whistleblowers, C. Fred Alford offers a chilling account of the world of people who have come forward to protest organizational malfeasance in government agencies and in the private sector. The conventional story―high-minded individual fights soulless organization, is persecuted, yet triumphs in the end―is seductive and pervasive. In speaking with whistleblowers and their families, lawyers, and therapists, Alford discovers that the reality of whistleblowing is grim. Few whistleblowers succeed in effecting change; even fewer are regarded as heroes or martyrs.
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