A phone call to a government official by an employee of the Enron Corporation disclosed the deception and dishonesty of the firm's accounting records. This employee played the role of a:
A) whistleblower.
B) horn blower.
C) cheerleader.
D) moral policeman.

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A whistleblower is an employee who exposes illegal or unethical activities within a company or organization. In this case, the Enron Corporation was engaged in deception and dishonesty in their accounting records, and the employee who contacted the government official to disclose this was acting as a whistleblower.

A Phone Call to a Government Official by an Employee