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Title:
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ACCEPTABLE INTERNET USAGE: POLICIES AND PRACTICES |
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Author(s):
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Michel Plaisent , Nabil Benkirane , Lassana Maguiraga , Prosper Bernard |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-0-1 |
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Editors:
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António Palma dos Reis and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2003 |
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Edition:
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1 |
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Keywords:
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Internet abuse, internet misuse, internet policy, employee monitoring . |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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73 |
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Last Page:
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80 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Surveillance in the workplace is a growing issue in organizational theory with the new practices brought by employees usage of the Internet in the workplace. However, news bulletins abounds of anecdotes reporting employee caught on non professional behaviors instead of as a productivity tool and sometimes on the verge or beyond the legal limit. Software solutions of blocking, filtering and monitoring of the traffic within and outside of the corporative network exist indeed. They are used by the more careful firms. Few recent investigations are available to assess this new phenomenon. This communication reports the results of a study aimed at a better knowledge of the extent of Acceptable Internet Usage Policies (IAUP) coverage in enterprises. A survey by internet has been conducted with a sample of enterprises and results indicate that managers should be more concerned with the actual use, as it reveals that a great majority of firms do not have formal policies relating to Internet resources usage. The size of the firms does not seem to be a factor in the decision to adopt or not an acceptable internet usage policy. Moreover, 60 % of the respondents do not plan to adopt such policy in the next few years. Conclusion are drawn. |
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