Mike was a foreman at Hi-Way Construction and discovered his company was deliberately using faulty materials for a project. Although Mike was worried about his family's financial security if he lost his job, he went to authorities and informed them of the potentially dangerous construction. Mike's action is called ___.
A) ethical compliance
B) good intentions
C) whistle-blowing
D) ethical allegations

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Mike's action of reporting his company's unethical behavior to authorities is called whistle-blowing. Whistle-blowing is the act of revealing an organization's wrongdoing to individuals or entities that have the power to take corrective action, such as law enforcement agencies or the media. Even though Mike was worried about the consequences of his actions, his decision to report the faulty construction materials was the ethical thing to do.

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