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Just a Concept?


Several months back, a guy who authors a popular television technology website posted an article that referred to the fallacious 500-channel universe. As I have stated in some previous posts, there are no cable or satellite systems in the U.S. (that I know of) which will currently allow their customers to subscribe to 500 or more channels.

The Great Billing Cycle Money Grab


I was starting to get worried. It was the eighth of February and my electric bill, that usually comes on the second or third day of each month, had not arrived yet. From reading some of my other posts, you know how paranoid I am of the U.S. Postal Service.

Fraud - What Kinds Do We Have At Work?


According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ "Report To The Nation On Occupational Fraud And Abuse" (Report), “participants in the study estimate U.S. organizations lose 5% of their annual revenues to fraud.

How to Cultivate the Trust Factor in Business


In today’s highly competitive economy, it is difficult to maintain a significant market advantage based on your professional skills alone. Developing trusting relationships with your clients is vital to your business success as well.

Ethics and Business and Government


So often we hear about dishonesty in ethics in business and government. We hear of Democratic Senators and Congressmen who will not listen to you unless you donate money to their campaigns and this goes for citizens and business people alike. It is no wonder that many business people fund political contributions.

Home Business Ethics are Essential


Eighteenth century thinker Denis Diderot once noted, "There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it." The underlying truth of that statement is one reason some people seem to have difficulty operating an ethical home business.

How to be Ethical and Still Prosper


History of Business Ethics

Casting Stones


There has been much written about the life and death of Ken Lay since he passed away earlier this week. I have long made it a point not to sit in judgment of others as it is very difficult to properly connect the dots from afar.

The Prisoner's Dilemma In Business Competition


Have you heard of the "prisoner's dilemma?" It is a situation where two people are apprehended as suspects for a major crime. They are separated from each other and interrogated. There are two options available to each of the two suspects:

Volunteer Management: Grievance and Complaints


I do not wish to continue the proscribed process as outlined in the action points of the last committee meeting regarding my grievance with Meg. It seems obvious that with Meg’s abject refusal to even attempt to redress the problem that any process will fail to effect change without putting the museum directly into a potentially destructive process.

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


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 leveraging their intellectual capitol?

Business Ethics and Unethical Practices


The study of business ethics and its implications for different stakeholders have seen tremendous growth in the past few decades. There has also been a rise in the use and development of codes of ethics and announcements for ethical practices by many firms; however companies are still criticized for their unethical practices at different levels (Papers4you.com, 2006).

Taking Ideas to a Whole New Level


Why Invent When You Can Reverse (Engineer That Is...)?

Multinationals: Why Don't They "Just Do It?"


The corporate world today faces rising ethical dilemmas in every day operations. Ethical issues, often confused with corporate scandals, are not necessarily as dramatic as that.

Business Ethics: Top 7 Tips To Demonstrate Your Daily Work Ethics


With today's environment of 24/7 technology, less people doing more work, the demand for almost what appear to be instantaneous decisions, demonstrating daily high work ethics is a challenge for every business owner to employee.


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