Challenges in records management

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This horizontal bar graph shows challenges faced by companies in records management.  The data is based on a survey conducted by the Crown Records Management Company in 2009.  Almost half of the responses were from companies with less than 100 employees.

Over 100 records management professionals responded to the survey.  More details about the records management programs reported on and the challenges they face is in the survey’s report.  The report can be read by clicking here (PDF file).

This data and report should be useful to companies in the management of their records.

Misconduct observed by employees in 2011

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This horizontal bar graph shows 18 acts, considered to be misconducts, observed by employees in the workplace.  The graph’s data is based on a survey of 4,683 employees.  The employees were randomly selected and surveys were taken by telephone and by the Internet.   The survey was conducted in 2011 by the Ethics Resource Center, who has conducted similar surveys since the 1990s.  The percentages represent the number of respondents reporting observation of the misconduct divided by the total number of respondents (4,683).

All results reported from the survey can be read in the Ethics Resource Center’s report “The National Business Ethics Survey – 2011”.  This report can be read by clicking here (PDF file).

The data in the graph could be useful to companies in identifying the most likely types of misconduct acts that occur in the workplace, both by employers (managers) and by employees.