http://ethicscrisis.com/ A blog about global business ethics, from SRF Global Translations, specialists in nuanced, localized, multilanguage translation of compliance and marketing materials for multinational companies. en Copyright 2010 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:51:44 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The World Wide Web is finally living up to its name according to the sixth annual "E-readiness Rankings" of the world's largest economies, published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), using a model developed together with the IBM Institute for Business Value. The world is more "e-ready" than ever, with over 1 billion Internet users and 2 billion mobile-phone users worldwide. "This is the first time we see a level playing field between developed and developing nations in terms of connectivity," IBM's Peter Korsten told Reuters. "Economic progress is increasingly dependent on innovations in the use of technology," said George Pohle of IBM. Companies competing in the global marketiplace need reliable multilanguage translation capabilities in order to complete. Multilanguage translations of websites, packaging, advertising, marketing and corporate codes of conduct and ethics compliance materials need to be done correctly and with nuanced understanding of local usage.... http://ethicscrisis.com/2006/05/study_world_wide_web_really_global_at_last.php http://ethicscrisis.com/2006/05/study_world_wide_web_really_global_at_last.php Studies Fri, 05 May 2006 12:44:44 -0500 The ethics of business leaders and professionals in companies large and small has improved over the past 17 years, according to a study published by Baylor University researchers in the April issue of the Journal of Small Business Management. The study was based on responses from more than 5,000 managers of both small companies and large, publicly traded firms in all 50 states. The authors mailed surveys to 5000 respondents in 1985, 1993, and 2001 asking them to judge the degree to which they found 16 scenarios compatible to their own ethical views. The business situations ranged from the illegal to the debatable. Situations included: - An executive earning $50,000 a year padded his expense account by about $1500 a year. -A small business received one fourth of its gross revenue in the form of cash. The owner reported only one half of the cash receipts for income tax purposes.Responses were in a seven point range from 1 (never acceptable) to 7 (always acceptable.) The study showed that entrepreneurs and small businesses tended to be less ethical in the 1993 study, but now don't seem fundamentally different.... http://ethicscrisis.com/2006/04/businesses_getting_more_ethica.php http://ethicscrisis.com/2006/04/businesses_getting_more_ethica.php Studies Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:21:11 -0500