Divided Loyalties: Whistle-Blowing at BART (Science and Society; V. 4)
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0931682096 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 397 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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This study provides a detailed, in-depth analysis of a single incident rooted in the effort of a group of professional employees to serve the public welfare It reveals in microcosm the interplay of political forces, economic interests, personal ambition, organizational structure, and professional ethics that culminated in an act of whistle-blowing. Divided Loyalties sets a theoretical context for the issues, traces the incident from its beginning, examines the aftermath of the engineers' dismissal, and concludes with a set of recommendations that should be considered by public and private organizations, professional associations, agencies of government, and individual professional employees.. Based upon repeated interviews with the engineers, with BART managers and directors, and with the professional societies involved, as well as upon an extensive body of documents and court depositions, legislative reports, media reports, and institutional memoranda. The incident took place during the final construction phase of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART), designed to be America's first attempt at space-age mass transportation. Three BART engineers, convinced of the lack of responsiveness of management to
"Divided Loyalties" according to Deborah M Greenwood. This book is for the serious researcher on whistle blowing. Many wonderful insights on where we are as nation in relationship to corporations. A wonderful exploration of shifting cultural values and the elements that lead to over weaning corporate power.