Archive for Ethics

The Litmus Test: Don’t Lie, Cheat, Or Steal

Topics: ethics, business, truth, whistleblower
In life, “Truth matters”, to quote one of my favorite leaders ever, a former General Counsel with whom I worked. If you are like most people and want to sleep well at night, stay off the slippery slope. When an alarm bell rings in your mind, listen to it! […]

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IT Governance: Staying In Check After The Wake Of Fraud Busts

Topics: Dallas Texas small business computer network solutions
If you are a reader of business news, a shareholder, or just keep up on daily news events, you may think fraud when the names Enron, Worldcom or HealthSouth is mentioned. Scandal coupled with the tech world crumbling after the turn of the 21st century had the U.S. […]

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Encouraging Ethical Behavior

Topics: Ethical behavior, business ethics, ethical guidelines, business
Most authorities agree that there is room for improvement in business ethics. One of the most problematic questions raised in relation to business ethics is whether or not businesses can become more ethical in the real world. The majority opinion on this issue suggests that government, trade associations, […]

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The New Consumption Patterns

Topics: Economic models, business, commerce, finance
Contemporary economic models present the typical consumer as deliberative and highly forward-looking, not subject to impulsive behavior. Shopping for a product or a service is seen as an information-gathering exercise in which the buyers look for the best possible deal for products and/or services they have decided to purchase. Consumption […]

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Staying Focused With Your Home-Based Business Goals

Topics: home-based business, work at home, home business, home working moms
As an owner of a home-based business, you will have to learn to stay focused on your goals/reasons why you originally chose this direction. It is so easy to become distracted when you are working from home; since there are always a hundred other things […]

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Developing Trust In Business

Keywords: ethics, business, marketing, sales, salesmanship, online, internet
The 21st century has revolutionized the way business in conducted worldwide. The world wide web connects nearly every home to companies in foreign nations as well as the teenager with a blog. The internet is the most powerful form of […]

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