INTRODUCTION The technological explosion of the past few decades have taken society to heights never before dreamed possible. Today, Internet savvy users have the ability to manage stock portfolios, purchase travel, chat with friends and shop world wide all from the comfort of their computer. The I...

Criterion A: Describing the Issue A recent study conducted in April 2000, found that the number of companies conducting some form of "active monitoring" of their employees jumped from 45% in 1998 to 74% in 1999. E-mail monitoring rose from 27% to 38 % over the same period. Workers with Web acc...

Since the beginning of history, humans have worked together to perform tasks and ultimately stay alive. In this day and age most people work, to earn money, which in turn provides basic life necessities. In this essay I will explain how to decide and go aft...

Monitoring in the Workplace: The Right to Employee PrivacyFourteen million employees -- just over one-third of the online workforce in the United States -- have their Internet or e-mail use under continuous surveillance at work. Worldwide, the number of employees under such surveillance is at 27 mil...

Privacy is something that is everywhere, it is all around you. Privacy is where you eat, it is where you work, it is the people you associate with, it has everyone to do with you and where you do it at. Privacy is highly controversial between individuals, some people shrug it off and say, \"I have ...

In the workplace there are two issues that are faced everyday that are costing the company tons of money as well as employees. These issues are sexual harassment and misuse of the internet while on the job. Companies have to intervene with these problems, by creating policies and restrictions. De...

Introduction: Human Resource departments are going to be facing new and critical challenges in the near future – when it comes to recruiting, hiring, and retaining fresh talent – even beyond what they face today. Indeed, according to a new study by Monster Worldwide, a leading global on...

The Trends in Self-EmploymentBy Jennifer PeddleThe lack of stability in the traditional workplace is resulting in a change in the way people do business. Instead of looking to large corporations or government offices for full-time paid work, people are taking matters into their own hands. Self-emp...

The theory that the poor should work harder to get out of poverty is incorrect. Most families in poverty consist of one or two adults in the family working full or part-time. Most of the working poor would remain poor even if they worked 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. In addition, of those who co...

On-line recruiting is the process of attracting and hiring applicants for positions within an organization through use of the internet. In this paper I will assess an on-line recruitment service, identify the advantages and disadvantages of this vehicle as a recruiting technique for an organizat...

Introduction The future of training and development in the workplace over the next five to ten years will be impacted both by changes in the business environment and technological advances. The entry of a new generation of individuals who grew up with computers, changing definitions of ...

Subject: Business Law 302 Section 4, Internet ProjectA-What is the law and business or ethics and business issues, as a question. Explain how this issue related to both law and business or law and ethics.Should employers be permitted to monitor their employees while on the telephone or computer? Th...

The technological advances of new communication and computer technologies has generated a host of ethical problems, the moral notion of privacy in the workplace has become a major concern. Some of these problems or concerns arise from software for computer monitoring. With technology advancing a...

The Supreme Court ruled in 1998 (Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, and Faragher v. City of Boca Raton) that as long as the harasser was not a supervisor, and there was not a tangible loss, the employer had an "affirmative defense." If the employer has policies that are consistent with what is...

INTRODUCTION The technological boom has provided advances in the business world that were never before dreamed possible. Today, with the click of a mouse one can email requests around the world, chat in real time with people who are hundreds or thousands of miles away and set up shipments without ev...

The idea of employee rights involves many complex issues. An employee\'s right to a workplace free of discrimination and harmful environmental factors is obvious. Yet, other issues surrounding privacy, personal expression, and communication monitoring are not as clear-cut. While employees may feel t...

New technologies and practices, such as background checks, video surveillance, and computer monitoring infringe upon the privacy of employees in workplaces. Workers have a right to privacy, but this right "can be overridden by competing moral principles that follow the contract of employment&qu...

Have you ever been unemployed or are you currently unemployed and trying desperately to get a job, but you are always unsuccessful? The process of searching for a job has come a long way in the past decade as the traditional modes of networking, job boards, recommendations are still parts of our ove...

Workers of the world are exposed to many types of privacy-invasive monitoring while earning a living. These include drug testing, closed-circuit video monitoring, Internet monitoring and filtering, E-mail monitoring, instant message monitoring, phone monitoring, location monitoring, personality and ...

In the article "Corporate Censors" the discussion is about businesses putting blocks on their employees Internet use. It is not just that companies are putting blocks on porn sites they are also concerned about employees using the Web to surf the net while they should be working. I feel that compa...

Existentialism Existentialism is about having the freedom to determine what is right for you in your lifestyle. Today's society seemed to have forgotten that the right to choose is a privilege. Past leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King & John F. Kennedy fought hard for equality for...

As a Pharmacy assistant I will be able to learn how a real pharmacist does their job and what comes with that responsibility. Becoming a pharmacist has been a dream of mine for the longest time because I have always wanted a career in medicine. Helping others is something that comes easily to me. ...

Comments on article "One trait rises clearly above the rest for those who are successful leaders." I chose this article on the Internet because it gave me insight on what is required to be a leader, no matter a leader of a basketball team, a small business manager or the leader of a na...

Unemployment Unemployed? It is very hard to be unemployed and it is harder and more depressing when you know that you will be laid off from work .On a daily basis it also brings more conflicts at your home and job. Most of the time, when people know that th...

Chapter 10 1. What is total quality management? How does it affect the way employees function in their jobs? ....Total quality management is a companywide program for improving the quality of goods and services by achieving world-class performance and customer satisfaction. The employees will...