http://www.pacificarticles.com en-us http://www.pacificarticles.com N/A rchamria@gmail.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:24:11 -0500 20 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2573/1/How-to-Cultivate-the-Trust-Factor-in-Business/How-to-Cultivate-the-Trust-Factor-in-Business.html In today's highly competitive economy, it is difficult to maintain a significant market advantage based on your professional skills alone. Developing trusting relationships with your clients is vital to your business success as well. No matter what business you are in , the most powerful value-added contribution you can make to any business relationship is the trust factor. robert_mment@pacificarticles.com (Robert Moment) Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2544/1/Work-From-Home-Plans-System-or-Scam/Work-From-Home-Plans-System-or.html I make seven thousand dollars per month working from home part time! Say again?! Yes, there are work at home plans touting large profits for little work. Are they legitimate? You need to find out before making any commitment; please read on for ways to avoid being taken. mathew_keegan@pacificarticles.com (Matthew Keegan) Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2327/1/Gas-Prices-Cannot-be-Justified-by-Market-Conditions-Spin-Aside/Gas-Prices-Cannot-be-Justified-by-Market-Conditions-Spin-Aside.html I wish the oil processors associations were working for me. Their spin is the best of any industry. k_kemper@pacificarticles.com (K. Kemper) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2326/1/Credit-Bureaus/Credit-Bureaus.html if we thought Enron was a disaster, or Ford, the three credit bureaus have the crown. They blatlantly do not give one hoot about you or the law. I have proof! k_kemper@pacificarticles.com (K. Kemper) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2325/1/Business-and-Stewardship/Business-and-Stewardship.html Is the responsibility for caring for our planet only in the hands of environmentalists? What if we all had more awareness of the issues? What if all the businesses in the world took stewardship of Earth seriously? rick_hamrick@pacificarticles.com (Rick Hamrick) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2324/1/Franchisor-Ethics-Do-You-Have-the-Right-to-Sell-Your-Concept-as-a-Franchise/Franchisor-Ethics-Do-You-Have-the-Right-to-Sell-Your-Concept-as-a-Franchise.html Most reasonable people will a still that if a franchisor is selling franchised outlets to the public then they have a viable business concept that is profitable. However, this may not always be the case and to assume this is risky if you are a franchise buyer. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2323/1/Business-Ethics-Case-Study-Considered-Franchise-Regulations/Business-Ethics-Case-Study-Considered-Franchise-Regulations.html Many people believe that when they buy a franchise that the franchise business model has been reviewed by the government, yet this is not the case. In fact, franchising companies are only required to register their franchises with some, but not all states that they choose to franchise in. There are only 13 registration states lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2322/1/Keyed-Cars-Christmas-Scars-and-Chi-town-Seminars/Keyed-Cars-Christmas-Scars-and-Chi-town-Seminars.html Some call it karma. Others call it sin. Whatever it's called in your circle—it seems to haunt you later in life. It bites you in the ass and leaves painful marks. tommy_yan@pacificarticles.com (Tommy Yan) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2321/1/Is-a-2X2-Matrix-Marketing-System-Legitimate/Is-a-2X2-Matrix-Marketing-System-Legitimate.html I bet if you have been on the internet very long you have seen a few programs that market themselves with a matrix system. In the 2X2 matrix, the recruit would sponsor two and those two would sponsor two, filling the 2X2 matrix with six people. terry_mcgee@pacificarticles.com (Terry McGee) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2320/1/Cheating-in-America-A-National-Pastime/Cheating-in-America-A-National-Pastime.html In today's world the word "ethical" has taken on a new meaning of "squeaky clean" and "please look at me or my organization for we are ethical practitioners." Do the new awareness responses mean much when you really know the facts? frederick_diulus@pacificarticles.com (Frederick DiUlus) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2319/1/The-Ugly-Face-of-Ageism---Discrimination-Against-Older-Workers/The-Ugly-Face-of-Ageism---Discrimination-Against-Older-Workers.html Whether you're a man or a woman, and like it or not, we're all going to have to deal with the difficult subject of ageism...discrimination against older workers! None of us are getting any younger...and, you can't bury your head in the sand, and neither can I! jerry_aragon@pacificarticles.com (Jerry Aragon) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2318/1/Use-Electronic-Reverse-Auctions-to-Promote-quotGreenquot-Business-Processes/Use-Electronic-Reverse-Auctions-to-Promote-quotGreenquot-Business-Processes.html There are many ways to promote "Green" processes in today's business world. Using reverse auctions can have an immediate effect eliminating paper-based bid documents and to streamline your procurement processes. douglas_luthringer@pacificarticles.com (Douglas Luthringer) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2317/1/Be-a-Person-of-High-Integrity/Be-a-Person-of-High-Integrity.html The world admires and benefits those that have high integrity. If you are a person of integrity, a person of quality, a person of excellence, the world will reward you. This is an important key to being a winner in life and business. stan_mann@pacificarticles.com (Stan Mann) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2316/1/Do-You-Want-to-Be-a-Winner/Do-You-Want-to-Be-a-Winner.html All true winners in life have certain characteristics. If you want to be a winner, you have to develop the same characteristics. These characteristics are the keys to ultimate happiness and success. Here are the two most important keys. stan_mann@pacificarticles.com (Stan Mann) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2315/1/Business-Best-Practice-Ideas1-You-Do-Not-Have-To-Cut-Corners-To-Make-A-Profit/Business-Best-Practice-Ideas1-You-Do-Not-Have-To-Cut-Corners-To-Make-A-Profit.html It sounds obvious, yet time and time again we hear of small businesses and large corporations managed by otherwise highly skilled and experienced professionals getting slammed for engaging in unethical business conduct. From tax evasion to bribery and so on, some people just never seem to be ready to abide by the set rules of the game - even when the long term benefits to the company and her employees are obvious. This article explores the subject from the perspective of the individual entrepreneur, offering practical ideas that willing persons can use to stop themselves falling into the very avoidable trap of "corner-cutting". tayo_slagbade@pacificarticles.com (Tayo Solagbade) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2314/1/Why-is-the-Media-Trying-to-Prove-Karrs-Innocence/Why-is-the-Media-Trying-to-Prove-Karrs-Innocence.html In the case of JonBenet Ramsey accused killer, John Mark Karr, the media has found themselves in the unusual position of actually defending someone charged with a crime. rick_weaver@pacificarticles.com (Rick Weaver) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2313/1/Integrity-and-Prosperity/Integrity-and-Prosperity.html The word "integrity" is passed around a lot. Many people use it without proper reflection upon what it encompasses. It is bantered about as a much more casual word might be. Why is that? Could it be that it's far easier to use the word that it is to live by it? A life guided by integrity is certainly not a rare occurrence, but one that when observed, yields a sense of completeness, harmony and prosperity that transcends more than just the monetary. daniel_sitter@pacificarticles.com (Daniel Sitter) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2312/1/Little-White-Lies---Are-they-Worth-the-Risk/Little-White-Lies---Are-they-Worth-the-Risk.html White lies - the little ones that no one will ever find out about. We all do it...don't we? Are they worth the risk to the trust that you've established to your customers? noe_torrence@pacificarticles.com (Joe Torrence) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2311/1/Question-Should-You-Do-Something-Just-Because-You-Can/Question-Should-You-Do-Something-Just-Because-You-Can.html This week has seen the launch of several major marketing programs by major players. These guys (and gals) have magic fairy dust surrounding them, literally everything they touch - and throw out there - turns to gold... for them. And the little guy? theresa_cahill@pacificarticles.com (Theresa Cahill) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2310/1/For-the-Love-of-Charity-The-Economics-of-Parasitism/For-the-Love-of-Charity-The-Economics-of-Parasitism.html Britain's urban centres have been invaded by 'Face-to-Face Fundraisers' over the past few years. Termed 'chuggers' (shorthand for 'charity muggers') in popular parlance, these brightly-tuniced purveyors of bubbly roadside patter are the ambassadors of a growing economic parasitism within the British charity industry and, like any parasite, will eventually destroy their host if left unchecked. croydon_hounslow@pacificarticles.com (Croydon Hounslow) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2309/1/Cinderella-is-Not-My-Role-Model/Cinderella-is-Not-My-Role-Model.html Women from my generation have been under a ceiling of money myths and those myths need to be broken in order for us to be free to become as wealthy as we have ability. claudia_givens@pacificarticles.com (Claudia Givens) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2308/1/Have-You-Ever-Heard-This-quotMoney-is-the-Root-of-All-Evilquot/Have-You-Ever-Heard-This-quotMoney-is-the-Root-of-All-Evilquot.html Have you ever heard this: "Money is the Root of All Evil"? Most of us have heard that the Bible tells us that money is the root of all evil. But this isn't true. Find out the real truth! claudia_givens@pacificarticles.com (Claudia Givens) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2307/1/Fair-Trade-Fundamentals/Fair-Trade-Fundamentals.html You're buying coffee. One label says this roasted mountain-fresh Colombian coffee is ideal for all coffee makers. But is it ideal for the coffee bean's maker, the farmer? Your choice is empowering. When you choose fair trade, you get more than coffee; you get the opportunity to enrich someone's life. catherine_nones@pacificarticles.com (Catherine Jones) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2306/1/Life-Is-a-Scam/Life-Is-a-Scam.html What can you do? Most of life is really one form of scam or another. The biggest scams are being uncovered as scientists peel away the layers of reality to reveal that nothing is really as firm as we believe them to be. nosede_laserna@pacificarticles.com (Jose De La Serna) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2305/1/Motivate/Motivate.html Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. When you are the boss of others, the temptation to use your power to control them is always there. kadence_buchanan@pacificarticles.com (Kadence Buchanan) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2304/1/Post-Katrina-Role-Of-Property-Insurers-Threaten-Consumers-Nationwide/Post-Katrina-Role-Of-Property-Insurers-Threaten-Consumers-Nationwide.html Over the next year, 43% of the U.S. population which covers 18 states can expect their policies to either be dropped by their insurance carriers or have their premiums escalate between 20% and 100%. diane_grassi@pacificarticles.com (Diane M. Grassi) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2303/1/Ethics-and-Counselling-Applications/Ethics-and-Counselling-Applications.html The origins of ethics are related to the introduction of moral behaviour in early societies. The application of concepts such as 'right' and 'wrong', and the definition of these concepts in different environments, induced the need for a formal approach to social behaviour... pedro_gondim@pacificarticles.com (Pedro T Gondim) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2302/1/How-Some-Sites-Promote-Their-Scams-by-Appearing-to-do-Just-the-Opposite/How-Some-Sites-Promote-Their-Scams-by-Appearing-to-do-Just-the-Opposite.html The latest in work from home scams and simple to create: all you need is a website and a affiliate ID with ClickBank. I have looked at over a dozen of these sites. They were all designed with one basic principle in mind: steering you toward the three to five sites they wanted you to purchase through their affiliate links. darcy_nogan@pacificarticles.com (Darcy Logan) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2301/1/Business-Ethics-Etiquette---Is-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-An-Oxymoron/Business-Ethics-Etiquette---Is-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-An-Oxymoron.html One of the biggest business myths is that business ethics is an oxymoron. tino_buntic@pacificarticles.com (Tino Buntic) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2300/1/New-Wal-Mart-Theft-Policy-Helps-Provide-An-Unexpected-Perk-For-Its-Minimum-Wage-Employees/New-Wal-Mart-Theft-Policy-Helps-Provide-An-Unexpected-Perk-For-Its-Minimum-Wage-Employees.html Wal-Mart recently announced that it is changing its zero-tolerance rule when it comes to theft. Previously, Wal-Mart would prosecute anybody caught stealing from one of its stores - even if it was just a pack of gum. But, the zero-tolerance theft rule has now changed. Henceforth, prosecution happens only if an item stolen is worth $25 or more. tino_buntic@pacificarticles.com (Tino Buntic) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2299/1/Is-Stealing-Marketing-Ideas-from-Your-Competitor-Ethical/Is-Stealing-Marketing-Ideas-from-Your-Competitor-Ethical.html This article asks the question, "Is stealing marketing ideas from your competition ethical?" tino_buntic@pacificarticles.com (Tino Buntic) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2298/1/The-Prisoners-Dilemma-In-Business-Competition/The-Prisoners-Dilemma-In-Business-Competition.html The "prisoner's dilemma" teaches us the golden rule in business competition: Acting in one's self interest does not always serve one's self interest. tino_buntic@pacificarticles.com (Tino Buntic) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2297/1/Understanding-the-World-of-Tomorrow/Understanding-the-World-of-Tomorrow.html Most people do not easily accept the new, mostly because of the unknown factor that people tend to call fear. It is not only as Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky had put it that "taking a new step, uttering a new world is what people fear most." jonathon_hardcastle@pacificarticles.com (Jonathon Hardcastle) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2296/1/Encouraging-Ethical-Behavior/Encouraging-Ethical-Behavior.html Most authorities agree that there is room for improvement in business ethics. One of the most problematic questions raised in relation to business ethics is whether or not businesses can become more ethical in the real world. jonathon_hardcastle@pacificarticles.com (Jonathon Hardcastle) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2295/1/Introduction-to-Business-Ethics/Introduction-to-Business-Ethics.html Is it possible for an individual with strong moral values to make ethically questionable decisions in a business setting? What affects a person's inclination to make either ethical or unethical decisions in a business organization? jonathon_hardcastle@pacificarticles.com (Jonathon Hardcastle) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/1973/1/But-The-Lights-Better-Over-Here-Officer/But-The-Lights-Better-Over-Here-Officer.html Some marketers will say almost anything to recruit someone to their downline. Is it worth it? donovan_baldwin@pacificarticles.com (Donovan Baldwin) Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/1003/1/The-Source-of-All-Ethical-Values/The-Source-of-All-Ethical-Values.html Where do we get ethical values from; our families, our religions, our education, the legal system? Well actually none of these. In fact these very institutions have for the most part contributed to the murkiness that we refer to as our human ethical values. Such values exist deep within each of us and need not be taught only recognized. nickarrizza@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Nick Arrizza, M. D.) Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/1001/1/Do-We-Really-Need-To-quotTeachquot-Ethics/Do-We-Really-Need-To-quotTeachquot-Ethics.html Ethics is supposed to reflect core human values, is it not? Well if this is the case then, as human beings, do we not already have deep within us an awareness of what these values are? The idea of teaching you what you already know and what makes you inherently who you are is like trying to teach an ape what it means to be an ape. Sound odd? Well read on. nickarrizza@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Nick Arrizza, M. D.) Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/903/1/The-Need-to-Survive-A-Death-Knell-For-Organizations/The-Need-to-Survive-A-Death-Knell-For-Organizations.html If the need to survive is driving most of your business decisions then you and your organization may be in serious jepoardy of perishing. If this sounds like a paradox to you then you don't truly understand the risks that you are taking by buying into the supposed benefits of such a need. nickarrizza@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Nick Arrizza, M. D.) Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/902/1/Are-You-Selling-Out-Your-Integrity/Are-You-Selling-Out-Your-Integrity.html Are you compromising your most important asset, your Integrity? Is the gruelling pace to try and survive causing you to prostitute yourself in ways that make you feel sick to your stomach? There is another way! Read on. nickarrizza@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Nick Arrizza, M. D.) Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/866/1/Business-Ethics-An-Oxymoron/Business-Ethics-An-Oxymoron.html Busness Ethics are the buzz words in many corporations these days. In this article we address how the fundamental principles on which business activities are based today need a complete overhaul before ethics will play any real role. Business practices need to shift away from "survival based" competition and towards a realignment with "human based" core values. Anything less will be just another marketing campaign, by the business community, to save face. nickarrizza@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Nick Arrizza, M. D.) Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/865/1/Do-Organizations-Serve-Us-Or-Do-We-Serve-Organizations/Do-Organizations-Serve-Us-Or-Do-We-Serve-Organizations.html Organizations were originally conceived to help improve the lives of human beings. In recent years however it appears that organizations have become an entity in themselves and "their" survival has become paramount. Even CEO's eventually find themselves on the chopping block in order to sustain the "life" of the orgainzation. Human beings appear to have become "food" for the survival of these "organizational entities". In this article we describe why this has happened and how we can restore our rightful place in this equation, as masters of our own destiny. nickarrizza@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Nick Arrizza, M. D.) Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500