When employees cannot work with management to make changes, they may engage in ________, taking their charges to the media in the hope that if the public learns about the situation, the organization will be forced to change.

A) scapegoating
B) progressive discipline
C) benchmarking
D) media manipulation
E) whistle-blowing

Whistle-blowing is the act of an employee reporting illegal, unethical, or questionable actions by management or other employees to someone who can take action, such as a government agency or the media. When employees cannot work with management to make changes, they may engage in whistle-blowing, taking their charges to the media in the hope that if the public learns about the situation, the organization will be forced to change.