Kelly Richmond Pope: How whistle-blowers shape history
Kelly Richmond Pope: Cómo los denunciantes moldean la historia
Kelly Richmond Pope researches organizational misconduct, ethics and fraud. Full bio
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denunciarlo pero decidimos no hacerlo?
but decided not to?
to see a show of hands,
to someone in this room before.
le ha pasado a alguien en esta sala.
was asked to a group of employees,
a un grupo de empleados,
by saying that they had seen something
que sí habían visto algo
or quietly raised your hand,
o la levantaron mentalmente
to say something
you see billboards like this,
se ven carteles de ese tipo,
sin tener que desvelar nuestra identidad.
without revealing ourselves.
are really uncomfortable
de que a muchos nos incomoda
en nombre de la verdad.
and I do fraud research.
e investigo fraudes.
to come forward with information
a que vayan a la policia con información
my students to become whistle-blowers.
a mis alumnos a que sean denunciantes.
honest with myself,
conmigo misma,
that I'm sending to my students.
el mensaje que transmito a mis alumnos.
not to become whistle-blowers
no convertirse en denunciantes
menor, a amenazas de muerte,
is an uphill battle.
es una batalla cuesta arriba.
who really cares about her students
que se preocupa por su alumnos,
en denunciantes
truly feels about them?
piensa el mundo de ellos?
para mi clase anual sobre denuncias
for my annual whistle-blower lecture
un artículo para "Forbes"
on an article for "Forbes,"
mileniales. ¿Qué les decimos?".
and Millennial Whistle-blowing.
en ese artículo y leía sobre el caso,
and reading about the case,
was when I came to the fact and realized
that tried to whistle-blow
que intentaron hacer denuncias
that I was sharing with my students.
compartiendo con mis alumnos.
had been Wells Fargo employees?
hubieran sido empleados de Wells Fargo?
they would have gotten fired.
la denuncia, los habrían despedido.
the frauds that they knew,
de los fraudes que conocían,
si saben algo y no informan.
and didn't report it.
es una opción real.
with those type of odds?
uno con esas posibilidades?
the valuable contributions
que son las contribuciones
are discovered by them.
de los fraudes los descubren ellos.
are discovered by a whistle-blower
los destapan los denunciantes,
y las auditorías externas.
and external audit.
about some of the more classic
emblemáticos o históricos de fraudes,
discovered by a whistle-blower.
descubierto por un denunciante.
by a whistle-blower.
descubierto por un denunciante.
discovered by a whistle-blower?
descubierto por un denunciante?
to come forward in the name of the truth.
un paso al frente en nombre de la verdad.
about the term whistle-blower,
en el término "denunciante",
very descriptive words:
en palabras muy descriptivas:
the ones I can say from the stage.
las que puedo usar en este escenario.
and I interview white-collar felons,
a delincuentes de guante blanco,
what makes them tick
entender qué los mueve
back into the classroom.
whistle-blowers that really stick with me.
me marcan son las de los denunciantes.
my own courage.
cuestionar mi propia valentía.
would I actually speak up?
that I want to share with you.
que quiero compartir con Uds.
from the University of North Carolina
de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte
de fraude académico.
at the university,
en la universidad
primarily student athletes.
principalmente con atletas.
when she was working with students,
con ellos, Mary descubrió
their reading levels.
de su nivel de lectura.
y descubrió que había una base de datos
that there was a database
información para hacer sus trabajos.
could retrieve papers and turn them in.
that some of her colleagues
que algunos de sus colegas
just to keep them eligible to play.
para que tuvieran derecho a jugar.
she was outraged.
was go to her direct supervisor.
ir a su supervisor inmediato.
internal university administrators.
a los administradores de la universidad.
y un periodista la contactó.
by this reporter,
su identidad se dio a conocer.
she received a demotion,
fue relegada a un cargo menor,
por este tema de los deportes.
She didn't participate in the fraud.
No participó en el fraude.
that she was giving voice
a los estudiantes que no la tenían.
doesn't always have to end
o recibiendo amenazas de muerte.
the cover of "Time" magazine,
la portada de la revista "Time",
three brave whistle-blowers
al frente en nombre de la verdad.
in the name of the truth.
actually report retaliation.
afirman que sufren represalias.
that report and are not retaliated against
que informa y no sufre represalias
from the city of Dixon.
jubilada en la ciudad de Dixon.
just like she always did,
su trabajo como siempre
a pretty interesting case.
her treasures report for the city,
el informe contable de la ciudad
gave her a list of accounts and said,
le dio una lista de las cuentas y le dijo:
and get these specific accounts."
información de estas cuentas".
y Kathe estaba ocupada.
and says, "Fax me all of the accounts."
y dice: "Envía por fax todas las cuentas".
she sees that there is an account
ve que hay una cuenta
and deposits in it
y egreso de fondos
she reported it to her direct supervisor,
informó a su supervisor inmediato,
a six-month investigation.
una investigación de seis meses.
Rita Crundwell, was embezzling money.
Rita Crundwell,
over a 20-year period,
en un período de 20 años
to stumble upon it.
"All the Queen's Horses."
"All the Queen's Horses".
to talk to me for a really long time,
no quiso hablar conmigo,
estratégico, al final accedió.
she ended up doing the interview.
would have ever been discovered?
descubierto el fraude alguna vez.
I was talking about,
de "Forbes" del que hablé,
really fantastic happened.
from whistle-blowers all over the world.
de denunciantes de todo el mundo.
and responding back to them,
y les enviaba una respuesta,
in the message that I received,
people really hate me now.
y ahora la gente me odia.
all these messages,
what could I share with my students?
compartir con mis alumnos?
and this is what I learned.
y esto es lo que aprendí.
that have a beef with the company.
que tienen un problema con la empresa.
what drives them to come forward.
a dar un paso al frente.
el compromiso.
to their organization
lo que los lleva a dar un paso al frente.
but they are seeking fairness.
pero sí buscan justicia.
to cultivate bravery.
fomentando la valentía.
de denunciar tiene en su familia,
had on their family,
is how hard it is to withhold the truth.
que es guardarse la verdad.
with one additional name:
employee for the US Public Health Service.
del sistema público de salud de EE. UU.
de transmisión sexual.
that was going on within the organization.
que estaban haciendo en la organización.
at the progression of untreated syphilis.
la progresión de la sífilis no tratada.
600 African American males
afroestadounidenses
free medical exams, burial insurance.
gratuitos y seguros de sepelio.
through the course of this study,
to help treat syphilis.
ayudaba a curar la sífilis.
del estudio no les habían dado penicilina
were not given the penicillin
and talk to his internal supervisors,
informar a sus supervisores internos,
this was completely unfair
así que intentó informar de nuevo,
very similar to Mary.
con un periodista, igual que Mary.
of the "New York Times":
del "New York Times":
Went Untreated for 40 Years."
en EE. UU. no fueron tratadas en 40 años".
as the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.
el "experimento Tuskegee".
you may wonder, the 600 original men?
con los participantes originales?
from syphilis complications,
derivadas de la sífilis,
with congenital syphilis.
courageous act of Peter?
por el valiente acto de Peter.
conectados con Peter.
that's in a clinical trial,
que esté en un estudio clínico,
informed consent today
el consentimiento informado
una variación de la pregunta original.
a variation of the original question.
hemos usado los términos
de hacerlo otra vez,
the Peter, the Kathes of the world.
los Peter o las Kathe del mundo.
that could shape history,
que dé forma a la historia
que den forma a la suya.
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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