BPO: A Sweet Seduction

Basic factor in economic development is the rate of brain formation not the employment guarantee. That’s why, the immediate challenge of the researchers and social scientist here is to delineate and explore the insecurities and vulnerabilities are so veiled in the organizational logic of the firm. The average tenure at a voice-based Indian BPO is merely 18 months and 3-4 years for the other types of business process outsourcing firms in comparison to the normal service life of 25-30 years.

Customers Demand That You Practice Business Integrity

One of the universal laws of success is that financial success follows hard work done with honesty. Help enough people get what they want and you will get what you want too. The internet would be a much better place if we all watched out for each other and provided good value for all of our customers ensuring that no one was scammed by unethical businesses.

2007 Philosophical Business Question; Why Are People So Untrusting?

Have you ever noticed how untrusting people are? What is the cause of all this? Is it the media scaring people into believing that everyone is a scam artist? Is it the government causing mistrust amongst the masses to further propel law enforcement agencies, which in turn make more rules and regulations to control? Is it the Internet where everyone runs around using a false “pen name” as they practice deceit?

Redefining Success: Ethics - Consequences and Lessons from Prison

Have you ever been caught up in the vicious cycle of wanting more? If you have ever thought that what you have is not good enough, that you want more, that you are insatiable, then this series of articles will stop you in your tracks and change your life forever. In an unusually vulnerable style, Chuck Gallagher brings home the consequences of the decisions he has made in his attempts to build the great American dream for him and his family. You will never forget this dramatic story filled with success and failure, ethics and illusions, and consequences and choices.

Business Plan Resources – The Four Keys to Building the Ethical Business

Being in business is about getting the right things done, in the right way, by the right people, all the time. When you are extremely clear about this, and get it precisely right, you build an ethical business that underpins trusting relationships at all levels. There are four keys to unlocking the secret of creating an ethical business.

Photo ID Cards-Who Needs Them Anyway?

It may shock you to find out how many companies and even government agencies outsource their identification card needs. Is it only due to the price tag of the equipment and software needed to allow an organization to produce ID cards internally?

Celebrating The MLK Holiday Without Cutting Into Operating Revenue

Employers face a dilemma, each year, on which holidays to give off to their employees. Many employers do not give Martin Luther King Jr. birthday as a holiday. They do not want to be seen as racist or close minded, but employers are concerned about making enough revenue in order to pay for their overhead. However, employers have a lot of options in solving this dilemma without cutting into their revenue.

Business 101: Always Pay Your Business Debts

As business owners, we have a responsibility to pay our debts. Whether it's paying our bills, finalizing payment for a service provided, or paying our employees we are the ones who are accountable to ensure that all business expenses get paid in a timely manner.

To Blame or Not To Blame

For every choice there is a consequence! In today's environment of Enron, HP and other corporate scandals we find executives facing prison time due to their choices. The question explored here is - who's to blame?

How We Got Here!

How the residential real estate mortgage industry turned into the cesspool it is today, and how to fix it!

Successful Collaboration; Overcome Values Based Pitfalls

When one of the alliances partners does not completely embrace the principles of Partnering, big challenges occur. This can include top-level executives or even supervisory and functional employees in departments, divisions or regions within a Partnering organization. As an example, DuPont believes that if a contractor is looking just to maximize his profits, on just one job, then Partnering with that contractor is not for DuPont because they know there will be problems in the relationship.

The Death of Common Sense

There has been a death in our society that has yet to be noticed- the death of common sense. Think of how much easier life would be if people used common sense to guide their decisions and actions. We don't need more strategy and innovative solutions to make business run more effectively. We need more common sense.

Employee Theft And How To Tackle It

Employee theft is a very common crime that is not even regarded as a crime by most people who commit it. The taking of the odd pen or few sheets of paper home is regarded as many as being a right rather than as a crime, and it is something that even the most senior of managers are guilty of.

How Valuable Are Your Ethics or What is Your Price to Compromise Your Ethics?

Everyone in business will eventually face a real crisis of conscience at some point or points in his or her career. Before you face that critical choice, I believe most people would say it is easy to think that they will act ethically, no matter what the personal cost. However, what will you really do when you are faced with the personal cost of losing the job you love (or desperately need) and placing your family's welfare and your own self worth in jeopardy? Is your personal respect and integrity negotiable? It is probably safe to say that all or certainly most of us have encountered situations where there was a bending of the rules; the special person, client or coworker who gets special consideration; the dishonest deal; the telling of a blatant untruth; and so on. Do you have an ethical compass in good working order to guide you in resolving these ethical dilemmas?

When You Work For a Man

Today’s employee has forgotten that when he works for a man, he should work for him.