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Management Articles
When Your Employee is an Internet Addict: How to Help Break the Cycle
In companies across the country, Internet addiction among employees is a growing problem. As organizations rely on the Internet for everything from new customer acquisition to customer orders to online job postings, employees have more reasons to log on and fewer to log off. This increased usage gives people more opportunities to surf to inappropriate web sites and embark on questionable online activities.
Management Articles
Help Your Employees Avoid the Dangers of Internet Misuse
Employee Internet misuse is on the rise. As a result,
more and more companies are conducting full-scale
computer audits and enforcing a zero-tolerance rule
when employees are found abusing their Internet
privileges at work. This includes employees who visit
questionable web sites, shop or gamble online, spend
time in chat rooms, and send inappropriate e-mails
Management Articles
Be Alert to the Signs of Employee Internet Addiction
For years, addictions such as alcohol, drugs, and gambling were predominantly seen in clinics across the nation. These days, however, there's a new addiction that's running rampant, and your employees may be feeding their habit at their desks every day. It's called Internet addiction, and it's taking its toll in companies across the country.
Management Articles
Create a Positive Organizational Culture to Reduce Internet Misuse
Effectively managing your employees' Internet
use and ensuring that they're using the tool for business
purposes only requires a balanced blend of technology,
policy, and culture. Of these three components, your
organizational culture is the most important.
Management Articles
Create an Internet Usage Policy that Works for You
No matter how large or small your company, if
you have employees and supply them with an at-work
Internet connection, chances are you also have Internet
misuse issues. In fact, recent surveys show that at-work
Internet users spend an average of 21 hours per month
online, more than double the amount of time spent
online by at-home Internet users. While some employees
may be using this online time to conduct actual business,
many more are using their at-work Internet connection
for personal use.
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