Types of Whistle Blowing

External Whistle blowing: The act of passing on information outside the organization.

Internal Whistle blowing: The act of passing on information to someone within the organization but outside the approved channels.

Either type is likely to be considered as disloyalty, but the second one is often seen as less serious than the latter. From corporations’ point of view both are serious because it leads to distrust, disharmony, and inability of the employees to work together.

Open Whistle blowing: Individuals openly revealing their identity as they convey the information.

Anonymous Whistle blowing: Individual conveying the information conceals his/her identity.