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  • The Dos And Don'ts Of Using Office Furniture  By : Catherine Harvey
    A look at how staff have a habit of mis-using office furniture and some tips on how to avoid the wrath of your colleagues.
  • Retracting Sales Based On The Talmud  By : Billy Kite
    The Talmud cites an incident that allows a seller to retract a sales based on the circumstances surrounding the sale.
  • Avoiding a Hostile Workplace: Fairness in Employee Discipline  By : Melissa Vokoun
    The environment of your workplace is vital to employee satisfaction, reduction of turnover, and productivity. It is also vital to the legal stability of your business. A hostile work environment can be the basis for many types of employee complaints and causes of legal action
  • Should Mega Churches Run Their Business Like A Corporation?  By :
    Recently my son, who is a minister with a master in divinity from the South Western Baptist Theological Seminary, in Dallas, Texas was fired from his job. He had put years of service into the biggest First Southern Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas as their Video Production Engineer.
  • Fake Doctor Excuse: Sin Or Savior?  By : Leslie Parchment
    Some are beginning to think that the ethics behind buying fake doctors excuses may be surprisingly good
  • The Importance Of Ethics For Your Business Success  By :
    This article has important tips and information on how you can have success in your business.
  • Proof That Cheap Doesn't Always Pay  By : Catherine Harvey
    A look at the uneconomical use of cheap ink cartridges.
  • Effective Credit Control for Your Business  By : Jonathon Hardcastle
    Running a business on credit is one of the most professional things you can do, whilst also becoming one of the most risky. As soon as you offer credit to your customers you are opening yourself up for severely late payment, or worse still, no payment at all, which can be crippling for any business.
  • Staying Focused with Your Home-Based Business Goals  By : Lisa Burkhardt
    Here are a few tips to help you stay focused when starting out with your home-based business:
  • Having an Affair at Work? 3 Ways Your Employer can Find Out  By : Richard Bliss
    It used to be the stolen kisses in the cleaning closet and the joint business trips, but today's tracking of illicit employee behavior has reached a new level of surveillance. Almost every communication and every message is tracked, recorded and catalogued by a company's IT department. Here are three things to watch out for if you are personalizing your work communications:
  • Equal Rights In The Workplace  By : Shaun Parker
    How can diversity recruitment help the minority groups and who is actively seeking applications from these groups.
  • Understanding the World of Tomorrow  By : Jonathon Hardcastle
    Most people do not easily accept the new, mostly because of the unknown factor that people tend to call fear. It is not only as Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky had put it that "taking a new step, uttering a new world is what people fear most."
  • The Diamond Trade in 2007: How Much Blood Remains?  By : Marc Choyt
    The blood diamond issue is no longer in the news, yet these diamonds still are widely traded. This insider's view, written by a jeweler, gives a present day and historical context to the diamond trade. Ultimately the consumer concerned about ethics is empowered to make informed decisions when purchasing their own diamond.
  • Is There Such A Thing As Fair Trade Jewelry?  By : Marc Choyt
    Third party certified "fair trade" jewelry does not exist; yet if you google "fair trade jewelry" millions of sites come up. Written for the consumer and the trade, this short article, extensively researched and referenced, sorts though the concept of "fair trade" in the jewelry sector. The examples from many sources shed light on what fair trade jewelry might mean, if there is such a thing.
  • Interview with Carmen Iezzi  By : Marc Choyt
    There's a great deal of confusion and misleading information around fair trade jewelry. While there is no such thing as third party certified fair trade jewelry, many companies sell fair trade jewelry. This interview with Carmen Iezzi, director of the Fair Trade Federation, clarifies why fair trade jewelry is listed as a product category on their website.
  • Interview with Steve D'Esposito on Fair Trade Jewelry  By : Marc Choyt
    Steve D'Esposito, executive director of Earthworks, discusses his organization of a multi-sector "Ethical Jewelry Summit" on socially and environmentally sourced jewelry production. This article discusses some of the issues involved in the very early stages of this important movement in the mainstream jewelry world. The summit is to take place in Washington DC, Oct. 25th and 26th.
  • Punctuality In Business  By : Obinna Heche
    You wanted to have that second cup of coffee from your favorite mug and you will only be a few minutes late. Whats the big deal. It is a big deal to be late by five minutes or an hour.
  • Puntuality In Business  By : Obinna Heche
    You wanted to have that second cup of coffee from your favorite mug and you will only be a few minutes late. Whats the big deal. It is a big deal to be late by five minutes or an hour.
  • Business Dress Code  By : Obinna Heche
    Working in a stockroom can be a dirty job and someday you hope that your efforts will be noticed and you will get the chance to prove what you can with a promotion into a supervisors role.
  • Are You Faking It Or Are You Making It?  By : Dave Origano
    Have you heard the phrase fake it until you make it? It's something which is increasingly common among business owners, especially on the internet or in direct mail. The basic idea is someone sells you a program or course teaching you how they made millions- only they haven't yet made the millions, they hope to do so by selling thousands of copies of the course they sold you.
  • An Interview on a Fair Trade Jewelry Model in South Africa  By : Marc Choyt
    Laurens Mare, the CEO of the South African Jewelry Counsel, discusses Vukani-Ubuntu, a Non-Profit Organization that trains people from rural townships into the commercial jewelry trade. This social entrepreneurial effort applies fair trade principal of economic empowerment for the economically disadvantaged to the main stream jewelry world.
  • Ethical Shoppers Want Jewelers to Support Ethical Jewelry NOW  By : Marc Choyt
    Ethical sourcing are have recently become critical issues for a select few in the jewelry industry. Their concerns reach beyond blood diamonds and dirty gold. This article discusses the moral imperative behind ethically sourced jewelry. It also outlines some of the challenges that face this emerging movement.
  • When The Boss Finds Mold In The Workplace  By : Jim Corkern
    A practile guide for the Employer if you find mold in your place of business, How to protect your employees and your property safely.
  • Ask Not What The Jewelry Industry Can Do For You  By : Marc Choyt
    Suppose that you are a passionate leader in the jewelry industry advocating fair eco trade. You go to the most important industry tradeshow with a big banner screaming "ECO FAIR TRADE JEWELRY NOW." Thousands pass by without noticing. This semi-biographical article, ranging from elk hunting to dentistry in Haitian slums, delves deeply into the human tragedy behind the industry's fragmentation.
  • Turning Led into Gold: Ethics in the Jewelry Industry  By : Marc Choyt
    The author, who owns a jewelry company, argues that those in the jewelry industry attempting to fend off critiques from NGOs are actually doing more harm than good. He calls for to a truthful reckoning of the atrocities of environmental and social upheaval. Everyone involved in the industry, from suppliers customer, shares responsibility and moral obligation to create a better future.
  • How To Keep Your Marketing Strictly Ethical And Honest  By : Adrian Adams
    With all the fuss kicked up about SPAM and junk emails today, online marketing today has become a sensitive and important issue in establishing a client base for any business owner and marketing companies.
  • Value Creation Creates Wealth  By :
    Learn how to create more wealth in your life and business by creating value for others.
  • Ideas for Sending Business Thank You Gifts  By : Victor Epand
    This article gives ideas and suggestions for sending thank you gifts from a business.
  • Is It Legal to Record or Eavesdrop Without Someone's Consent  By :
    An overview of California privacy laws including wiretapping, interseption of messages, and recording.
  • An Overview Of The Business Monitor International  By :
    A leading publisher in both print and online of trade specialist information, Business Monitor International (BMI) was established in 1984 with a global perspective. Its service is updated not just quarterly, monthly or weekly but even daily. They cover a wide range of issues such as political risk, financial status, macroeconomic performance, industry sectors and operational environment.
  • Do It Right - International Business Ethics  By :
    Business ethics is not a novel idea. Its just that its one of those things that we conveniently forget when faced with tough choices. But since the Enron and WorldCom scandals of 2002, more and more people in the business world are paying attention to this oft-neglected aspect of business.
  • Are You Sufficient To The Task?  By : Adam Kayce
    In going about the actions of your business, you've got all kinds of intentions: success, service, proving your worth... huh? That's right; hidden motivations can throw your business off course. Here's how to reign them back in, and get clear again.
  • The Impact of MNEs  By : Jonathon Hardcastle
    The United States is the home -country for the largest amounts of foreign licensing and direct investment. Therefore, its policies understandably arouse some of the major trade unions of such outward moments.
  • The New Consumption Patterns  By : Jonathon Hardcastle
    Contemporary economic models present the typical consumer as deliberative and highly forward-looking, not subject to impulsive behavior.
  • Motivate  By : Kadence Buchanan
    Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. When you are the boss of others, the temptation to use your power to control them is always there.
  • Encouraging Ethical Behavior  By : Jonathon Hardcastle
    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.
  • An Understanding of "Kashrut" in the United States  By : Tim Mckeegan
    Do you wonder what the word "kosher" means when you see it in a restaurant? From reading, you will understand the definition, a history, and the etymology of "Kosher".
  • Developing Trust in Business  By : Tyler James Ellison
    The internet is the most powerful form of communication in the world and is the best tool for building a business. Unfortunately, scams, liars, and cheats also recognize the power of the web and use it to attack honest folks. How can your business separate itself from the cheats?
  • It's All About The Money, Isn't It  By : Judi Lynn Lake
    In order for Advertising Agencies to be successful, integrity must be combined with talent and it saddens me that so little is found today.
  • Internet Marketing: A Guide to List Building  By : Ruth Brown
    List Building is a Must if you want to make money online
  • Should you use Background Checks?  By : Kip Goldhammer
    Background check is a very important and essential element of making yourself comfortable with people you might be looking forward to having a relationship with as an employee, business partnership or even personal.
  • How To Avoid Dishonest Home Business Schemes  By : james lowe
    Save lots of time, money and enthusiasm by learning these screening steps before spending your resources on internet money making opportunities
  • Decency Wins Over Cultural Decay  By : Judi Lynn Lake
    Perhaps if we combined the morals of yesteryear with the technology and knowledge of today we would have the world each of us dream about. Personally, I have seen enough guts, gore, sex and destruction and I would bet that a great many more are as bored and disgusted by it as me. People do indeed have a voice and the time is now to use it if only for our children who are our leaders for tomorrow.
  • What Can BPM and BPI Do For You?  By : Gregory Burrus
    Do you need to know if a business process improvement (BPI) assessment can improve your office operations? Are you asking if BPI and business process management (BPM) training and education can improve your business? Do you wonder what business process management is versus business process improvement? Do you know what size business could benefit by a business process impact study?
  • A Primer and Opinion on Digital Rights Management  By : Aaron Trubic
    Digital Right Management, or DRM as it is commonly referred, is a term used by music publishers to restrict access and usage of digital data. Another brilliant idea from the minds who brought you DivX!
  • The Need for Commitment  By : Pj Germain
    In todays work world, you cannot afford to tolerate a commitment level that remains at room temperature. You need people who invest themselves fully in their work, people who deliver dramatic results.
  • How To Solve Supply Chain Related Issues  By : David Gass
    Gives strategies for solving problems dealing with your company's supply chain.
  • Little White Lies - Are They Worth The Risk  By : Joe Torrence
    Little White Lies - You know. The ones that everyone does. No one will even find out...will they? What happens if your customer does?
  • Is The Financial Services Industry Failing The Baby Boomer Generation?  By : Bill Cole
    This article discusses the conflict within the financial services industry between the expectations of clients and behavior that some compensation plans encourage and reward.
  • Growing your Small Business with Honesty and Integrity  By : Joe Torrence
    The bottom line...the force that drives all businesses. What is the best method to achieve bottom line results and not be looking over your shoulder all the time?
  • Do You Recycle Your Batteries?  By : Jerry Cahill
    Are you concerned about what happens to old batteries? Battery recylcing is a very important part of a batteries life cycle.
  • A Landlord's Guide To The Eviction Process  By : David Gass
    Describes the process that needs to be followed when evicting a troublesome tenant.
  • Preventing the Danger and Liability of Workplace Violence  By : Christine Harrell
    Learning how to prevent danger in the workplace by implementing behavioral sciences and threat assessment plans.
  • Business Ethics and Ethnicity  By : Dana Smith
    The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group..Ethics
  • Selling Truth as a Differentiator  By : Lawrence Groves
    Now You Can Stand Out Above the Rest.
  • How To Be a True Business Leader  By : Liane Bate
    If you run a business, online or offline, and you want to attract new customers and keep them coming back, there are a few important qualities you must possess. If you don't, you need to start building them now!
  • Ethical Behavior in the Workplace  By : Cathy Warschaw
    What it means to be ethical

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