Over the last few years, we have seen more countries bring enforcement activities against companies that use bribery to win foreign contracts and grow their revenues. Some of the countries included in such activities are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK. Nevertheless, the crackdown on…
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The maximization of profit and efficiency are the main quality objectives for any organization. Developing actions to address risks and opportunities when planning will assist an organization to evaluate the level of risk in an operational context. Risk evaluation and analysis are important aspects of any quality management system. The…
During the last few years, the Telecom industry has gone through a substantial development period and is aspiring to reach even higher levels of growth by exploring new possibilities in the market. Lastly, this industry has become a quite important piece in the giant puzzle of social interaction. Along with…
Industrialization and its impact on the environment The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point for the economic growth and development of a society. This process began in the 18th century in Great Britain, and increased tremendously, bringing wealth and power to several other countries. Replacing agrarian, handicraft economy with…
Fundamentally, we may address Bribery as one of the most harmful phenomena to the development of societies, economies, and commercial activities among others. Its spread has led to the formation of many legal frameworks, designated to prevent and tackle its practice in all types of organizations. As such, bribery refers…
Because of some critical issues and the importance of data that the majority of companies have, they invest towards the implementation of techniques and procedures which ensure business continuity and recovery. Loss of data, information, and applications caused by the occurrence of unforeseen events such as a fire, flooding, theft,…
Companies are dealing with many security efforts to protect their information. One of their biggest challenges is to have a security system that is operational, simple, organized, efficient and timely effective. Along with an information security management system (ISMS), companies should implement other processes and controls or comply with guidance…
Bribery refers to any offering, giving, accepting or promising advantage with any value or bribe in order to influence the decision, action or judgement of persons in charge of a duty. Any individual or organization that is involved in bribery means that they have accepted or gave something with the…
The quality management system of an organization is a complex set of processes that produces consistently reliable products with high qualitative characteristics, that fulfills customers’ expectations, and involves other stakeholders in all stages of the product development. Consequently, ISO certification represents a guarantee of sufficient processes and production of quality…
