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Whistleblower on the 28th Floor

2021/4/30
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Tim Harford: 本节目探讨了企业举报者面临的困境，以及如何激励更多人勇敢站出来揭露不当行为。通过Ray Dirks、Cheryl Eckhard和Martin Woods等案例，展现了举报者面临的职业风险、社会压力以及法律纠纷。同时，节目也分析了人们在道德困境中言行不一的现象，以及如何通过改变激励机制，例如设立奖励制度，来鼓励更多人进行举报。 此外，节目还探讨了企业文化对举报行为的影响，以及监管机构在处理举报案件中的作用。最终，节目呼吁社会应该保护和奖励举报者，营造一个鼓励举报的良好环境。 Ray Dirks: 作为一名保险公司分析师，我发现了Equity Funding公司的大规模欺诈行为。在向监管机构举报的过程中，我面临着来自公司高层的压力和威胁，甚至被指控内幕交易。尽管最终赢得了官司，但整个过程充满了风险和代价。我的经历表明，举报者需要有足够的勇气和决心，才能坚持正义。 Ron Seacrest: 我是Equity Funding公司被解雇的员工，因为我了解公司的欺诈行为，所以决定向Ray Dirks举报。我的举报行为直接导致了对Equity Funding公司的调查，也间接地保护了我自己。 Cheryl Eckhard: 我在GlaxoSmithKline公司工作期间，发现了波多黎各工厂的药品生产问题。尽管我向公司和监管机构举报，但最终却遭到解雇。我的经历说明，举报者往往会面临失业和经济上的损失。 Martin Woods: 我在Wachovia银行工作期间，发现了银行参与洗钱活动。我的举报行为导致我遭到公司报复，最终被迫辞职。我的经历表明，举报者需要做好心理准备，迎接来自公司和社会的压力。

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Ray Dirks, an insurance company analyst, uncovered a massive fraud at Equity Funding, involving the creation of fake insurance customers.

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Financial expert Ray Dirks (played by Jeffrey Wright) exposed one of the biggest corporate crimes of all time - and yet he was the one who ended up in front of the Supreme Court.

Whistleblowers often face intimidation from those they bring to justice, but also face hostility from their co-workers, new employers, the authorities and even the public. Why are we suspicious of "tattletales" and what can we do to make vital whistleblowing easier?

Read more about Tim's work at http://timharford.com/)

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