Whistleblowing: the impact on proactive crisis management

Triggered by the Wire card crisis, the timely implementation of the EU whistle blower directive, and lack of scientific studies, the author investigated the relationship between the disciplines of whistleblowing and proactive crisis management, as there may be a further reciprocal relationship between both fields. The author developed a concept to demonstrate the strategic value whistle blowers have in crisis management, namely how whistle blowers help organizations to reduce the surface of the triangle of ignorance in crisis management. This is possible as whistle blowers provide crisis managers with early and first-hand information about specific issues, helping organizations to better understand their current situation