Small Business Ethics

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:25:16 +0000

Ethics in business has become big news over the past several years. We read about the escapades of the executives at Enron, WorldCom and other major companies and shake our heads in astonishment thinking, “How could that happen.” We marvel at the unethical behavior of these leaders wh...

Business Ethics Etiquette - Is Corporate Social Responsibility An Oxymoron

admin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:44:03 +0000

One of the biggest business myths is that business ethics is an oxymoron. There are some that would say that business is a big competition, a competition where business people are competing for a limited prize - success, money, power - and thrive achieve it by any means possible, including advanc...

RFID and Business Ethics

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:35:21 +0000

RFID stands for Radio Frequency IDentification.

Its supporters tout its amazing power to streamline it supply chain. I am in agreement with those supporters. RFID will significantly increase the efficiency of supply chains. The problem with RFID is that the RFID tags will be released into t...

Business Ethics Would You Buy From You

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:56:01 +0000

You can never find yourself until you face the truth.
- Pearl Bailey

AT the beginning of the twentieth-first century, it seemed that business ethics had become an oxymoron, that integrity was for suckers and that profit was the singular force driving business.

Then, as mega-corpo...

Recruitment Ethics Ethics In Hiring, Staffing and Recruitment

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:30:04 +0000

Ethics in the field of hiring, staffing and recruitment is based on a combination of things and depends on who is actually involved in the hiring process.

Certainly the job searcher, hiring manager and recruiter are just three possible people involved in a hiring...

Laws and Ethics…. Who’s Kidding Who

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:21:04 +0000

Years ago I read an article by a renowned psychologist wherein he wrote his studies found one percent of all human beings would never lie, cheat or steal. One percent would always lie, cheat or steal and given the right set of circumstances, the rest of us would likely lie, cheat and/or steal.

Business Ethics Lesson Plans, Knowledge Management, Ethics and Capitalism Collide

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:46:06 +0000

Recently I read of a new website where teachers can post and sell their lesson plans to recover the time that they had spent in developing these plans. On the surface, this sounds reasonable and why would anyone object to teachers making a little more money through such a capitalist venture and l...

Business Ethics; Why the Government Often Gets the Worst Contractors

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:42:02 +0000

We always seem to be hearing in the news that a government contract has been awarded to a company, which has not fulfilled its responsibilities. As a matter of fact this is so commonplace that one should be asking why does this keep occurring? Well, there are a number of reasons why this is the c...

Essentials of Business Ethics

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:39:22 +0000

Traditionally, business ethics was considered to be a very controversial notion because even nowadays some people believe that it is a cornerstone of any future more or less prospective company's strategy while others perceive it like an oxymoron. Personally, I think that business ethics have to...

Tales from the Corporate Frontlines Work Ethics and the Customer

admin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:30:16 +0000

This article relates to the Ethics in the Workplace competency, commonly evaluated in employee surveys. It gives examples of how employees and customers consider ethical behavior and sound values an integral part of your organization. This competency covers a variety of topics like customer treat...

Ethics In The Workplace

admin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:32:13 +0000

Workplace Ethics is a subject that we have all heard of. In fact, the subject of Ethics in general is something that most people are familiar with. And, what is commonly understood about ethics is there are ethics and then there are workplace ethics. What most people don't realize, however, is t...

Implementing Business Ethics

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:07:04 +0000

"The ethics of a business are whatever the top-dog says they are." - Bryce's Law

INTRODUCTION

We hear a lot these days about the deterioration of ethics in business, e.g., graft, corruption, cheating, favoritism, skimming money, etc. This has resulted in a public ...

Work Ethics in America on the Decline

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:06:03 +0000

Some say that work ethic in America is in decline, but is it really or are Americans simply getting too over weight and feel more lackadaisical when performing tasks? Is this then triggering a perception of laziness in some and a work effort riddled with excuses, delegation and blame gaming with ...

Business Ethics How to Stay Out of Court - Can You Look Your Kids in the Eye

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:23:20 +0000

Corruption in business and government is legendary. Don't become a legend. You could end up disgraced and in the slammer.

When I was a kid, my friend's father piled me in the family car along with my friend and his sister. We took a long drive around the city and we were treated to ice cr...

Franchisor Ethics; Do You Have the Right to Sell Your Concept as a Franchise

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:06:19 +0000

Most reasonable people will a still that if a franchisor is selling franchised outlets to the public then they have a viable business concept that is profitable. However, this may not always be the case and to assume this is risky if you are a franchise buyer. I would agree that if you are a fran...