Kelly Richmond Pope: How whistle-blowers shape history
كيلي ريتشموند بوب: الوشاة يشكّلون التاريخ
Kelly Richmond Pope researches organizational misconduct, ethics and fraud. Full bio
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but decided not to?
to see a show of hands,
to someone in this room before.
was asked to a group of employees,
by saying that they had seen something
or quietly raised your hand,
to say something
you see billboards like this,
without revealing ourselves.
are really uncomfortable
and I do fraud research.
to come forward with information
my students to become whistle-blowers.
honest with myself,
that I'm sending to my students.
التي أرسلها لطلابي
not to become whistle-blowers
is an uphill battle.
who really cares about her students
truly feels about them?
for my annual whistle-blower lecture
on an article for "Forbes,"
and Millennial Whistle-blowing.
and reading about the case,
was when I came to the fact and realized
that tried to whistle-blow
that I was sharing with my students.
had been Wells Fargo employees?
they would have gotten fired.
the frauds that they knew,
and didn't report it.
with those type of odds?
the valuable contributions
are discovered by them.
are discovered by a whistle-blower
and external audit.
about some of the more classic
discovered by a whistle-blower.
by a whistle-blower.
discovered by a whistle-blower?
to come forward in the name of the truth.
about the term whistle-blower,
very descriptive words:
the ones I can say from the stage.
and I interview white-collar felons,
what makes them tick
back into the classroom.
whistle-blowers that really stick with me.
my own courage.
would I actually speak up?
that I want to share with you.
from the University of North Carolina
at the university,
primarily student athletes.
when she was working with students,
their reading levels.
that there was a database
could retrieve papers and turn them in.
that some of her colleagues
just to keep them eligible to play.
she was outraged.
was go to her direct supervisor.
internal university administrators.
by this reporter,
she received a demotion,
She didn't participate in the fraud.
that she was giving voice
doesn't always have to end
the cover of "Time" magazine,
three brave whistle-blowers
in the name of the truth.
actually report retaliation.
that report and are not retaliated against
from the city of Dixon.
just like she always did,
a pretty interesting case.
her treasures report for the city,
gave her a list of accounts and said,
and get these specific accounts."
and says, "Fax me all of the accounts."
she sees that there is an account
and deposits in it
she reported it to her direct supervisor,
a six-month investigation.
Rita Crundwell, was embezzling money.
over a 20-year period,
to stumble upon it.
"All the Queen's Horses."
to talk to me for a really long time,
she ended up doing the interview.
would have ever been discovered?
I was talking about,
really fantastic happened.
from whistle-blowers all over the world.
and responding back to them,
in the message that I received,
people really hate me now.
all these messages,
what could I share with my students?
and this is what I learned.
that have a beef with the company.
what drives them to come forward.
to their organization
but they are seeking fairness.
to cultivate bravery.
had on their family,
is how hard it is to withhold the truth.
with one additional name:
employee for the US Public Health Service.
that was going on within the organization.
at the progression of untreated syphilis.
بعلاج مرض الزهري
600 African American males
free medical exams, burial insurance.
through the course of this study,
to help treat syphilis.
were not given the penicillin
and talk to his internal supervisors,
this was completely unfair
very similar to Mary.
of the "New York Times":
Went Untreated for 40 Years."
بدراسة لمدة 40 عام
as the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.
you may wonder, the 600 original men?
from syphilis complications,
with congenital syphilis.
courageous act of Peter?
that's in a clinical trial,
informed consent today
a variation of the original question.
the Peter, the Kathes of the world.
أو بيتر أو كاثي
that could shape history,
that shapes yours.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kelly Richmond Pope - Fraud researcher, documentary filmmakerKelly Richmond Pope researches organizational misconduct, ethics and fraud.
Why you should listen
Kelly Richmond Pope is an Associate Professor in the School of Accountancy and MIS at DePaul University where her research focuses on how organizations design cultures and compliance systems to confront the challenges of organizational misconduct, ethics and fraud. She also teaches in executive education programs at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Quilan School of Business at Loyola University.
Pope's research on organizational misconduct culminated into directing and producing the award-winning documentary, All the Queen's Horses in 2017. Renowned Chicago Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper cites "kudos to director Kelly Richmond Pope for applying just the right mix of 'What the heck?' whimsy and respectful, serious reporting to this incredible tale." All the Queen's Horses explores the largest municipal fraud in United States history and premiered as the #1 documentary on iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play and Direct TV during its debut week on the video on demand platforms in April 2018.
At the organizational level, Pope examines factors that encourage employees to whistle-blow as well as the ethical decision-making process. This research has been published in leading accounting and business ethics journals and resulted in being selected to develop a TED-Ed lesson entitled "How people rationalize fraud."
Pope is a popular keynote speaker and frequently advises firms about their compliance programs and training. She is regularly invited to speak to regulators, including the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, PCAOB, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Prior to joining the faculty at DePaul University, Pope worked in the forensic accounting practice at KPMG. She received her doctorate in accounting from Virginia Tech and is a licensed certified public accountant.
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