Identify a reason why internal mechanisms for reporting wrongdoing are preferable.

Multiple choice question.

Whistle$-$blowing to superiors and managers at the workplace is more harmful that reporting it to legal authorities and the press.

Whistle$-$blowing to legal authorities will be harmful to the whistle$-$blower as she or he will be legally penalized.

Whistle$-$blowing to the press is more preferable than to internal groups because press increases publicity among the public.

Whistle$-$blowing to external groups such as the press and the legal authorities can be harmful to both the whistle$-$blower and the firm itself.