Abstract

Whistleblowers are people who witness serious wrongdoings and report these violations at or outside their workplace which will disclose unethical or illegal behavior to higher management or the public and media. What is the result of this act? This paper analyzes and reviews what happens to whistleblowers if they blow the whistle both internally and externally. Would they fire or reward by the employer or society for their behaviors? Would they encourage or protect? For this purpose, cases about whistleblowing and the actors of these cases from all over the world will be analyzed from the behavioral perspectives. This study is useful for board of directors, managers, and society to attract their attention about whistleblowers’ rights and issues about their position after they do these behaviors.