Career Column

Career-Op: Always thinking, always watching

by Douglas E. Welch, ComputorEdge Magazine

Due to the events of the last 12 months, business ethics, especially in high-tech have been on my mind quite a bit. We have seen ethical lapses approaching the level of those in 1929, but the effects of these lapses has gone far beyond those of the notorious stock market crash. As companies have become larger, the effect that they have on the economy, both good and bad, grows tremendously. Worse still, small lapses in ethics can grow exponentially. There is no telling the damage you might cause if you arenâ??t constantly vigilant of your ethics, especially when regarding your high-tech career.

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