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Cybercrime and Workplace Ethics

08/31/2012

Protecting Your Organization Against Cyber attacks The purpose this blog is to make people aware of the spreading disease of cybercrime; how to identify the threats; and how to protect yourself and your computer systems from attack. The issue is so important that a new field of ethics has been... Read more →

Posted at 03:00 AM in Business ethics, Fraud | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: business ethics, cyber ethics, cyber fraud, cyber security, cybercrime, cybercrime prevention, ethics sage, theft of computer information, workplace ethics

Should College Students be Required to Take a Class in Civility?

08/27/2012

Civility pledges are Misguided As a college professor, I was interested to find out that public institution Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia, with an enrollment of 6,365, is requiring all first-year students to take a course in civility. The idea comes from the First Year Advising and Retention Center... Read more →

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Tags: academic freedom, academic integrity, civility in college, civility pledge, ethics sage, student responsibilities, student rights, workplace ethics

Whistleblowing and Bystander Apathy

08/22/2012

The ‘Bystander Effect’ is Key to Managing Ethics in the Workplace In a recent Workplace Ethics Advice blog I mentioned The National Business Ethics Survey (NBES) of Fortune 500 employees released in July 2012 by the Ethics Resource Center that suggests incidents of fraud are more frequently reported in Fortune... Read more →

Posted at 03:00 AM in Business ethics, Fraud | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: business ethics, bystander apathy, bystander effect, corporate ethics, corporate fraud, corporate social responsibility, ethical organization environment, inside the mind of a whistleblower, NBES survey, social proof, whistleblowing, workplace ethics ethics sage

Ethics Audit of GSA Failed to Identify a ‘Culture of Wasteful Spending’

08/18/2012

GSA Fraud Cost Taxpayers Millions The General Services Administration (GSA) is the landlord and procurement agent for the federal government. Recent disclosures indicate that the agency seems to believe it can spend taxpayer dollars any way it wants in any amounts it so chooses and not be held accountable for... Read more →

Posted at 03:00 AM in Fraud | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Cause of Action, congressional watchdog, ethics audit at GSA, ethics sage, government ethics, government wasteful spending, GSA IG Brian Miller, GSA Inspector General, Office of Government Ethics, workplace ethics

Is ‘liking’ something on Facebook Protected Free Speech?

08/15/2012

Social Media in the Workplace The issue of what is protected free speech when social media is used to express one’s opinion just got more complicated. It was reported in the Washington Post on August 8 that Daniel Ray Carter Jr. had logged on to Facebook and did what millions... Read more →

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Tags: business ethics, ethical legalism, ethics sage, Facebook and free speech, First Amendment and use of social media, like button and protected free speech, re-tweeting and protected free speech, social media in the workplace, workplace ethics

Workplace Misconduct at Fortune 500 Firms Higher than US Average

08/10/2012

Survey Suggests Incidents of Fraud are More Frequently Reported The National Business Ethics Survey (NBES) of Fortune 500 employees release in July 2012 by the Ethics Resource Center is a good news, bad news report. The good news is that incidents of fraud are more frequently reported in Fortune 500... Read more →

Posted at 03:00 AM in Business ethics, Fraud | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: business ethics, business fraud, corporate compliance, ethics sage, NBES Survey, reporting fraud, whistleblowing, workplace ethics, workplace misconduct

What to do when you know a Fellow Employee Has Lied on His Resume

08/06/2012

Ethical Issues in Disclosing Past Sexual Harassment of a Fellow Employee In my last blog I talked about the prevalence of lying on a resume and discussed steps employers can take to better identify such falsehoods. According to research conducted by The Society of Human Resource Managers, over 53% of... Read more →

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Tags: business ethics, ethics sage, falsifying employment information, lying on resume, sexual harassment, whistle-blowing, workplace ethics

More than Half of Job Applicants Lie on their Resumes

08/02/2012

Advice for Employers to Spot Falsified Resume Information According to research conducted by The Society of Human Resource Managers, over 53% of individuals lie about their resume in some way. Knowledge of the ways in which lying occur should be instructive to employers who are being asked to review more... Read more →

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Tags: business ethics, ethics sage, falsifying employment information embellishing workplace skills, lying on resume, workplace ethics

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Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
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