The Whistleblowing Guide: Speak-up Arrangements, Challenges and Best Practices

Recent studies have shown that the effectiveness of whistleblowing in exposing illegal or unethical conduct is greater than all the other corporate security, internal auditing and law enforcement measures combined. Due to significant changes in fundamental whistleblower procedures, organisations are now mandated by law to establish speak-up arrangements that enable employees to disclose perceived misconduct. Although the economic and ethical benefits of whistleblowing are substantial, resources on the development and implementation of speak-up engagements are scarce.

The Whistleblowing Guide fills a considerable gap in current literature – discussing the opportunities and challenges associated with numerous types of whistleblowing and speak-up arrangements while offering real-world recommendations based on best practice. This timely guide presents an effective model for the development of sustainable speak-up systems that is rigorously grounded in new, empirical, international research in various organisational settings.