Article Thieves

This article recounts a situation where an article was plagiarized and used on the blog of someone in a directly competing business. The author's thoughts on plagiarism are explored here.

Respecting Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace When Using Video Surveillance

The loss of employee privacy rights in the workplace is a growing concern among employees, attorneys, and civil libertarian groups. Although employers in banks, telecommunications, securities exchange, in hi-tech industries, and in other workplaces justify using video surveillance in the workplace to monitor employee behavior to chiefly promote safety, improve productivity, and stop theft, protecting employee privacy must be a top concern. For if the courts find that the employer’s surveillance methods are less than fair, that firm may find itself knee-deep in lawsuits that could have been prevented.

Ethical Conflict Resolution

Conflicts are inevitable, but the more we know about human nature, the more positive the outcome of a conflict might be for both parties. We know that different people have different priorities and different ways of dealing with situations that may occur, but in general, human beings have certain characteristics that are very similar – even across gender, racial, and socio-economic lines.

Doing the Right Thing -- Even When Her Job Was At Stake

A true story about a how a high level-manager handled a moral dilemma when her boss told her to change her performance evaluation of one of her direct reports, something she didn't believe was ethical.

Is the Slowing Economy GOOD for Older Managers?

Certainly age discrimination exists out there in the cold cruel work world and, as a result, 50-something executives and managers might not want to throw out their Grecian Formula just yet. But might there be a, excuse the expression, “silver lining” to slowing economic times when it comes to all those middle-agers suddenly cast out there onto the tightening job market? According to a survey from Challenger, Gray and Christmas, the Chicago-based outplacement firm, there may very well be...

Chess Sets Online Retailing - Dealing with Aggressive Unethical Competition

When online chess set retailing meets aggressive and unethical competition accompanied with physical threats - what is the best course of action? Publicity, Site warnings, Ignoring the threat or Legal Action? Or all the above?

Two Important Keys to a Successful Business-Integrity and Reputation

As business owners, we know that if we want repeat business and referrals (both of which are the foundation of growing our business) then we need to include integrity and reputation in everything we do. How can we, as business owners ensure that we are continually moving forward in building our integrity and reputation in a positive light? Actually, if we remember a few simple “rules,” then we can continue to build and grow.

Considerations to Prevent Small Business Frauds

The article provides important tips to the business owners to fight the small business frauds...

32 Words That Can Change Your Life

Does it pass the test? We all have ways of testing opportunities that enter our lives. Some of us just dive right in based on feeling...Most of us do not have a predetermined strategy for testing opportunities...

Five Essential Questions: Business Ethics

Five key ethics questions that individuals in business or working for organizations should ask, whether at the executive, professional or managerial level. George F. Franks, III is the founder and CEO of Franks Consulting Group - a management consulting and leadership coaching practice based in Bethesda, Maryland.

Manifestation of Corruption

Corruption may as well be considered the plague of society. This article reveals the definition of the word and some information about existence of the last in the societal circles.

Business Men, Lawmakers or Prosecutors; Who is the Most Honest?

Having been involved in business and politics and watched government attack us business folk and thus having been on all sides of this equation, it is readily apparent to me that the humans are just doing what humans do anyway.

Shortening Product Life Cycle!

What does shortening product life cycles imply for the work of the designer and indicateings for a need to tie in marketing with research?