Editing Whistleblowing (section)

==== Internal channels ====
Most whistleblowers are internal whistleblowers, who report [[misconduct]] on a fellow employee or superior within their company through anonymous reporting mechanisms often called [[hotline]]s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases|publisher=Cengage Learning|year=2017|isbn=978-1305500846|pages=194}}</ref> Within such situations, circumstances and factors can cause a person to either act on the spot to prevent/stop illegal and unacceptable behavior, or report it.<ref name="Rowe">{{cite journal |last1=Rowe |first1=Mary |last2=Wilcox |first2=Linda |last3=Gadlin |first3=Howard |title=Dealing with — or Reporting — "Unacceptable" Behavior* (With additional thoughts about the "Bystander Effect") |journal=Journal of the International Ombudsman Association |date=2009 |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=52–64 |url=https://mitsloan.mit.edu/shared/ods/documents?PublicationDocumentID=5397}}</ref> There are some reasons to believe that people are more likely to take action with respect to unacceptable behavior, within an organization, if there are complaint systems that offer not just options dictated by the planning and control organization, but a ''choice'' of options for absolute confidentiality.<ref>Mary Rowe, "Options and choice for conflict resolution in the workplace" in ''Negotiation: Strategies for Mutual Gain'', by Lavinia Hall (ed.), Sage Publications, Inc., 1993, pp. 105–119.</ref>

Anonymous reporting mechanisms,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2014/10/25/elements-of-an-effective-whistleblower-hotline/|title=Elements of an Effective Whistleblower Hotline|website=corpgov.law.harvard.edu|date=25 October 2014}}</ref> as mentioned previously, help foster a climate whereby employees are more likely to report or seek guidance regarding potential or actual wrongdoing without fear of retaliation. The coming anti-bribery management systems standard, [[ISO 37001]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=65034|title=ISO 37001:2016 – Anti-bribery management systems – Requirements with guidance for use|website=www.iso.org|date=9 December 2021 }}</ref> includes anonymous reporting as one of the criteria for the new standard.