{"id":3323,"date":"2026-10-20T12:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aomtodayprod.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3323"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:46:21","slug":"four-ways-to-protect-whistleblowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/four-ways-to-protect-whistleblowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Ways to Protect Whistleblowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whistleblowers who follow the \u201cif you see something, say something\u201d rule after witnessing unethical conduct too often face retaliation, including termination. But leaders should encourage personnel to speak up internally so organizations can become aware of internal malfeasance and weed out bad actors who create reputational and legal risks.<\/p>\n<p>When people speak up about ethical concerns at work, they are engaging in \u201cmoral objection,\u201d wrote Academy of Management scholars Timothy Kundro of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/nancy-rothbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Rothbard<\/a> of the University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Wharton School in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/10.5465\/amj.2019.1383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Does Power Protect Female Moral Objectors? How and When Moral Objectors\u2019 Gender, Power, and Use of Organizational Frames Influence Perceived Self-Control and Experienced Retaliation<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoral objection\u2014taking action to oppose ethically questionable behavior or practices\u2014is a critically important behavior in organizations,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/10.5465\/amj.2019.1383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they wrote<\/a>. \u201cOrganizational scholars have called upon higher-power individuals to serve as moral objectors to combat unethical behavior at work because it is assumed they will face less retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But their research found this assumption does not hold for women in higher-power positions.<\/p>\n<p>Retaliation for moral objection not only damages whistleblowers\u2019 careers, but also harms their organizations. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/10.5465\/amj.2019.1383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authors identified<\/a> four steps that leaders can take to reduce retaliation for moral objection in ways that ultimately benefit their organizations:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3469\" class=\"elementor elementor-3469\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc90556 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc90556\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6037037\" data-id=\"6037037\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2282f elementor-widget elementor-widget-owl-carousel-elementor\" data-id=\"9e2282f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"owl-carousel-elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='js-owce-carousel-container owce-carousel-container  owce-carousel-no-nav-tablet owce-carousel-no-nav-mobile owce-carousel-9e2282f'><div id=\"owce-carousel-9e2282f\" class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme js-owce-carousel owce-carousel owce-carousel-basic owce-carousel-basic-one\" data-options=\"{&quot;field_prefix&quot;:&quot;carousel_&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;basic&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;items_count&quot;:1,&quot;items_count_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;items_count_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;items_slideby&quot;:1,&quot;items_slideby_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;items_slideby_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;margin&quot;:20,&quot;margin_tablet&quot;:0,&quot;margin_mobile&quot;:0,&quot;nav&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;nav_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;nav_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;dots_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;dots_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_timeout&quot;:10000,&quot;autoplay_hover_pause&quot;:false,&quot;animate_in&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;animate_out&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;rewind&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;loop_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;smart_speed&quot;:500,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;auto_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_drag&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;touch_drag&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-4e0867e \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-whistleblower.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3320\" alt=\"Woman points and blows whistle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-whistleblower.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-whistleblower-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-whistleblower-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>1. Encourage all moral objectors, regardless of gender and structural power, to use an organizational frame when raising moral objections<\/h3>\u201cThis will ensure that gendered outcomes are reduced and will increase the receptivity of moral objections from lower-powered individuals, as well,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-5925751 \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/business-ethics.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3319\" alt=\"Businesspeople attend an ethics program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/business-ethics.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/business-ethics-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/business-ethics-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>2. Train employees at all levels to use organizational frames, and provide examples of how to frame common moral objections<\/h3>Rothbard said that the key for professionals who witness unethical or illegal conduct is that they raise the moral objection in a way that makes clear that their intent is on behalf of the organization, rather than furthering their own agenda.\n\n\u201cWhen you state the underlying reason why you\u2019re engaging in the moral objection, a lot of the problematic effects that we saw in studies tended to go away,\u201d Kundro said. \u201cInstead of observers assuming that you lack self-control for speaking up about these issues or engaging in moral objection, they develop a more positive perception of you.\n\n\u201cRegardless of gender, regardless of structural power, individuals who frame their moral objection as intending to benefit the organization and its members consistently were viewed as higher in self-control and consistently faced lower levels of retaliation than their counterparts, who use standard moral objection frames,\u201d he said.\n\n\u201cSo, practically, we think it\u2019s really important for organizations to make this the norm so as not to put the onus on women or those who are lower in power, but rather to ensure that all the moral objectors are using these types of frames.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-2b63dc7 \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/moral-compass.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3318\" alt=\"Compass in head points to values, respect, and ethics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/moral-compass.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/moral-compass-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/moral-compass-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>3. Help employees recognize their own biases and learn to reframe the moral objections they encounter<\/h3>\u201cDebiasing, although difficult, may be accomplished through formalized channels, such as holding a workshop that asks employees to engage in perspective-taking about why employees might want to engage in moral objection,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-72d7860 \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restoring-trust.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3322\" alt=\"Puzzle pieces spell the word trust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restoring-trust.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restoring-trust-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restoring-trust-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>4. Highlight the benefits that moral objections provide organizations<\/h3>\u201cOrganizations can publicize and promote moral objections that have been raised internally and emphasize the benefits to the organization and its members that accrue as a result,\u201d the authors wrote.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whistleblowers who follow the \u201cif you see something, say something\u201d rule after witnessing unethical conduct too often face retaliation, including termination. But leaders should encourage personnel to speak up internally so organizations can become aware of internal malfeasance and weed out bad actors who create reputational and legal risks. 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You can reach him at dbutcher@aom.org or via LinkedIn.","sameAs":["https:\/\/aomtodayprod.wpenginepowered.com","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danielbutcher"],"url":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/author\/daniel-butcher\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":70,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"daniel-butcher","display_name":"Daniel Butcher","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DanButcher_Academy-of-Management.webp","url2x":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DanButcher_Academy-of-Management.webp"},"author_category":"1","first_name":"Daniel","last_name":"Butcher","user_url":"https:\/\/aomtodayprod.wpenginepowered.com","job_title":"Managing Editor, AOM Today, Academy of Management","description":"Daniel Butcher is a writer and the Managing Editor of AOM Today at the Academy of Management (AOM). Previously, he was a writer and the Finance Editor for <i>Strategic Finance<\/i> magazine and <i>Management Accounting Quarterly<\/i>, a scholarly journal, at the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Prior to that, he worked as a writer\/editor at <i>The Financial Times,<\/i> including daily FT sister publications <i>Ignites<\/i> and <i>FundFire<\/i>, as well as Crain Communications\u2019s <i>InvestmentNews<\/i> and <i>Crain\u2019s Wealth<\/i>, eFinancialCareers, and Arizent\u2019s <i>Financial Planning, Re:Invent|Wealth, On Wall Street, Bank Investment Consultant<\/i>, and <i>Money Management Executive<\/i>. He earned his bachelor\u2019s degree, Cum Laude, from the University of Colorado Boulder and his master\u2019s degree from New York University. You can reach him at <a href=\"mailto:dbutcher@aom.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dbutcher@aom.org<\/a> or via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danielbutcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>."}],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",1000,667,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",1000,667,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",1000,667,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",800,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",1000,667,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",1000,667,false],"owl_elementor_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",600,400,false],"owl_elementor_team":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",350,233,false],"owl_elementor_testimonial":["https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/whistleblower.jpg",100,67,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Daniel Butcher","author_link":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/author\/daniel-butcher\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/category\/corporate-social-responsibility\/\" rel=\"category tag\">CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/category\/ethics\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ETHICS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/category\/hr\/\" rel=\"category tag\">HR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/category\/policy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">POLICY<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Whistleblowers who follow the \u201cif you see something, say something\u201d rule after witnessing unethical conduct too often face retaliation, including termination. But leaders should encourage personnel to speak up internally so organizations can become aware of internal malfeasance and weed out bad actors who create reputational and legal risks. 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