WHAT CHANGED?

My understanding of the word of God changed. There are still many people with a heart to serve God living under the oppression of the enemy. Proverbs 4:7(KJV) "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." Therefore, If you don't understand that Jesus paid the ultimate price for you and I to be free from ALL oppressions of the enemy then read the Bible again. In fact, read the whole Bible to fully grasp the message of good news.

You must understand that God has made some promises and He is not a man that shall change. Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Isaiah 40:29-31 - He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Philippians 4:19 - And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:37-39 - No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

Know for a fact that "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9 NIV. Be rest assured that you will have access to those promises of God that relates to riches: 2 Corinthians 8:9 (KJV) "For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich". Riches is part of your entitlement as a Christian.

So, you want ACCESS to His riches? be born again and if you already are then "seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" Matthew 6:33.

Before I shed light on the meaning of the Kingdom of God, here are 26 verses from the Bible talking about BEING BORN AGAIN;

1) John 3:3 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

2) Romans 10:9 "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;"

3) 1 Peter 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,"

4) 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come."

5) Romans 6:3 "Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?"

6) 1 Peter 1:23 "for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God."

7) Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

8) Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

9) Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

10) Galatians 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

11) John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

12) Titus 3:5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

13) Romans 10:9-10 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

14) Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

15) John 3:3-7 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. read more.

16) John 3:8 "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

17) Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

18) John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

19) 1 Corinthians 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.

20) 1 Peter 1:22-25 Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. For, "ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS, AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS. THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF, read more.

21) John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

22) John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.

23) Romans 6:4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

24) Colossians 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

25) Romans 8:9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

26) John 1:13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Colossians 2:11"and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;"

Finally, where is the kingdom of God? Luke 17:21"...behold, the kingdom of God is within you". Romans 14:17 - For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 1 Corinthians 4:20 - For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

Therefore, THE KINGDOM OF GOD = Righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost = power.

Or - Righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost = Power = Kingdom of God.

Please study the word of God for more UNDERSTANDING and the Holy Spirit will surely visit you.
Stay blessed and remember to give God quality praise and worship everyday from your heart to establish your victory!

Analysis of Spread Betting (Trading)

Spread betting allows you to profit from the financial market at just a fraction of the cost of regular dealing and all profit are free from capital gains tax. Low cost means you can do more with your money using the same initial investment, therefore your potential profit will be greater and you will be able to achieve from just regular dealings

In traditional share dealing, when the price of the share you earn goes up your profit increases and when the price drops you make a loss. Your profit or loss is equal to the number of points up or down the price moves. Spread betting involves placing a stack, and for any penny or cent a share price moves in the direction you expect you make a profit equivalent to the value of your stack.

The spread itself is the difference between the buy and the sell price. These limits represent how much the market must move before you start to make a profit. E.g, you expect the share of company A to go up in value so you place a spread bet of £5 per point to that effect. For every point the share price increases above the spread you would make a profit of £5. But you could also lose £5 for every point that the price falls below the spread.

You can place a position regardless of whether you think the market would move up or down called “going long” or “going short”. Go long by speculating whether the market would go up and your profit will rise in line with that increase. Similarly your losses will increase if the market falls or go short expecting the market would fall in value and your profit would rise as the market falls whilst the profit will increase if the market value rises instead. (You should buy a share if you expect that market value to rise and sell if you expect it to fall)

In UK all profit make from spread betting are currently free from capital gains tax. You can immediately save a large percentage of profits that you will be required to pay if you traded the shares themselves. This also means that you are unable to offset any losses incurred against your capital gains tax liability. Spread betting offers trading at a lower cost as you only need to deposit a small fraction of the trade’s total value to place a spread bet. For example, you can trade £500 worth of Apple shares by only needing to deposit £10. You can use small deposit to trade profit or incur losses as though you have a larger position. And by not owning the underline share itself, you currently don’t need to pay stamp duty plus spread betting is also free from commission fees as the charges are included in the spread.

summary:

1. Select a market: anyone from over 15000 markets from a stock index like the FTSE 100 to commodities such as Gold or Oil
2. Buy or Sell: the spread bet is a speculation that the market would increase or decrease in value
3. The spread: this is the difference between the buy and sell price and varies between markets. This is the main cost of placing a spread bet
4. The margin: this is the deposit you must initially have in your account prior to placing a spread bet. This would be a small percentage of the total trade value based on current market conditions. It is a must to have sufficient fund to cover the cost of all your open trades

Reality without the TV: Not Enough - Lyrics

Reality without the TV: Not Enough - Lyrics

Six Insurance Myths

MYTH ONE: It doesn't hurt to stretch the truth about how much your possessions are worth when making a claim.

THE REALITY: People who exaggerate the value of their belongings to their insurance company are taking a serious and foolish risk. If they're caught, the company is entitled to invalidate their policy and refuse to pay out.
Even worse, your insurance company could report your actions to the police and you may face a criminal conviction – resulting in a fine or even a prison sentence.

MYTH TWO: Garden furniture is covered by home insurance.

THE REALITY: All policies vary so it is crucial you read the fine print to check if your garden furniture is protected. If you leave items such as bicycles and tools unsecured, they may not be covered.

MYTH THREE: You don't need insurance if you're travelling in Europe with a European Health Insurance Card.

THE REALITY: The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) allows travellers to receive basic medical treatments for free or at a reduced price in the European Union. However, you'll need to buy separate travel insurance to protect your possessions or be covered for more extensive medical treatment.

MYTH FOUR: You can still claim if you have been careless with your belongings.

THE REALITY: If you are negligent with your possessions, you are unlikely to receive a payout from your insurance company when they are stolen.

Imagine you left your car engine running with the keys in the ignition on a frosty morning so you could defrost the windscreen.

If you popped back into the house for a cup of tea and your car was stolen, your insurer would probably refuse to pay out.

This is because your actions would be deemed negligent. Unattended vehicles are specifically excluded from car insurance claims.

MYTH FIVE: You can't claim on your travel insurance if you've been drinking.

THE REALITY: Your insurance company may reject your claim if you are extremely intoxicated when you have an accident. However, you should be covered if you have been drinking responsibly.

Bear in mind there are exceptions to this rule. If your holiday involves an activity that requires you to stay sober such as skiing, drinking alcohol could invalidate your policy.

MYTH SIX: Insurers reward loyal customers.

THE REALITY: Unfortunately, loyalty rarely pays when it comes to insurance. This is because many companies only offer their best deals to new customers.

Whatever kind of insurance you're buying, you should always get quotes from a range of companies. One of the most effective ways to do this is by using an online price comparison site.

However, it's always a sensible idea to seek independent advice from a financial adviser if you have any doubts about your potential insurance policy.

Kill the desire before it kills you!

Following the repackaging of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden: creativity by the Serpent (Gen 3v1:6). I found out that Eve may be blameless after all Proverbs 4:7 advised that "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom". Eve "saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise". We could argue that Adam would have seen the same light if he saw the repackaged brand by Serpent.

Satan is relentless and very patient enough to commit to tempting man everyday till he gets a sinful result. He works on our desires and repackages them at every given opportunity. A popular example of his creative brands are the three temptations of Jesus Christ. Jesus had to rebuke Satan" after three consecutive sinful packagings. Jesus said "get thee behind me Satan; more like Satan was in Jesus' face, working on Jesus' desire to eat having fasted forty days and forty nights. Note: The Bible said and I paraphrase, Satan went for a while...more like he took a break and carried out product analyses, and revised his marketing skills. This makes it apparent the role of Satan with regards to our desires.

James 1v14-15 says "Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. This MAY be what God meant in the beginning that when the fruit is eaten death is the result. The sin of Man was the disobedience to God. Even though Man was designed to naturally have desires especially for wisdom, this may however, be a weakness of Man if the wrong things are desired.

Since Satan was there when God called the Angel contractors, Project managers, Analysts, Permanent and Temporary Angels (as it turned out to be when some plotted against man), he never gave up studying Adam and Eve to know their weakness. He has then known that once he can get man to show interest and desire his earthly product, there is the high tendency that Man would be tempted to carry out sinful actions. The actions if not in accordance to God's commandments is Sin, thus, death!

Therefore, watch out for what you desire because it may lead to sinful actions and if ALLOWED to grow it WILL lead to death! So, kill the desire before it kills you! James 4:7 comfirms that "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you". The light here is that; the growth of our sinful desires is the killer of our soul. (Proverbs 6:32). Resisting the devil is a daily commitment to God until the battle is won!

Please, let me know your views about this reality descovery. Thank you for your time spent reading this article.

Music

Research have confirmed that a baby in the womb can hear sounds from 20 weeks after conception. This is because the memory develops quicker than the rest of the brain. At birth babies can hear high-pitched noises, may be calmed by lower sounds and can locate sound in front of them. They will be startled by a loud or sudden sound. At 20 weeks they begin to recognise familiar voices and respond differently to the sound of strange voices. 28 weeks they will look towards sounds from above and below and tell tunes apart. By nine months they respond to familiar songs. Their singing may follow a familiar melodic pattern. From one year they will begin to lose the capacity to hear high-pitched sounds but start to discover musical pulse, and create sounds by banging everyday objects.

Why MUSIC?
Music is the bridge that links the world together. The National Curriculum for music says, "As an integral part of culture, past and present, it helps pupils understand themselves and relate to others, forging important links between the home, school and the wider world."
Benefits of learning music includes aiding the development of speech. A child would learn how to struchture language just by singing. According to Jessica Pitt from the Pre-School Music Association: "Babies seem to learn best when songs are experienced through their bodies. Movement and music greatly enhance acquisition of language." Music also enhances social skills. Dr. Alexandra Lamont, Lecturer in the Psychology of Music at the University of Keele says,"Children who take part in music develop higher levels of social cohesion and understanding of themselves and others, and the emotional aspect of musical activities seems to be beneficial for developing social skills like empathy,"

Music enhances your child's intellectual development. Dr. Frances Rauscher, from the University of Wisconsin, says that music "helps improve children's ability to reason abstractly, by strengthening neural firing patterns of the brain that are relevant to both musical and spatial cognition." Music encourages self-expression and self confidence. As well as non-verbal language. Music can convey a complexity of emotions, and offers a means of expression to a shy or diffident child who finds it hard to communicate through speech.
Therefore, music could be discribed as a type of body nutrient that aids healthy human development.

To what extent have managers been successful in resolving organisation and cultural problems arising from the use of Internet technology?

This essay focuses on the use of Internet technology as a framework for analysing the problems and solutions adopted in an organisation. The role of managers especially the part they play in resolving organisational and cultural problems arising from the use of Internet technology is discussed. The discussion also would include; modernism, organisational culture with regards to moral and ethical values, Internet problems and its implications on organisations both internally and externally. This research also encompasses issues such as, the Internet access, Security and Legal aspects. From the aforementioned issues, solutions that managers have successfully implemented such as, Internet policies, monitoring programs and strong cultural values are also discussed. Finally, the summary pinpoints issues discussed in the essay and review the problems of Internet usage and the solutions that have been successful.

It is arguable that there are no organisations which would not have problems caused by the influence of human modernism and diversity. As a result, this has added value to managerial work. Managers “are the specialised experts within work organisations who rationally analyse the tasks for which the organisation was set up and the resources required in completing them and in the light of these analyses, design work systems which achieve sufficient control over work activities and ensure successful tasks completion” (Watson, T., 2006. Pp14). As modernity, which is defined as “the capacity to respond to changing environment and to complex systems” (Clegg, S. R., 1990. Pp28) continues to influence organisations; the Internet technology brings businesses and the public together, which is why it is now at a fast rate becoming business model.

The Internet has transformed the way in which organisations conduct their business both internally and externally. The Internet allows the organisation to distribute information faster and have large electronic data storage, hereby reducing paper work. Invariably, the Internet has changed dynamics of the traditional organisation, as it is these days an undisputed business necessity. However, it poses a threat to Watson, T., (2006) argument that bureaucracy “a type of organisational structure that has been used to shape work and administrative activities since the industrial revolution” is indispensable. His definition of bureaucracy is similar to his definition of a manager except for the fact that bureaucracy based on hierarchical means of achieving a specified end, and is carried out formally without missing a step. However, this process may be flattened owing to Internet technology reducing the hierarchical structure as messages can be sent directly to intend receivers and certain levels of hierarchical structure can be bypassed (Lawrence, E. et al. 2003. Pp 186-188).

These arguments represent the culture drive of an organisation through which employees are encouraged and supported in making ethically responsible decisions. Hartman (2008) argued that culture can be explored or determined in any of these areas; tempo of work, organisation’s approach to humour, problem solving methods, competitive environment, incentives, individual autonomy and hierarchical structure. They also form the “value-based-culture” of the organisation. He defines value-based-culture as “one that reinforces a particular set of values rather than a particular set of rules”. In effect, the usage of the Internet is determined by the strength of the organisation’s cultural values. Culture values contribute significantly to the level of freedom Internet users enjoy in an organisation. It is therefore arguable that cultural values are not compliance structure for an organisation but an ethical base for employees to behave in a responsible way.

Invariably, problems that arise from the behavioural and technical aspects of organisations can be as a result of the organisational structure, diversity and work culture. Change is a common underlying factor which runs through all the aforementioned aspects of the organisation. Rollinson (2005) defines change as "a move from being in one organisational state to be another organisation state” and also explains that change can arise as a result of a shift in the economy, technology and competitors. The change in this context means the adaptability of an organisation to the Internet age. That is, how employees and managers perform differently in the Internet technological environment. Consequently, this change has brought about different concerns especially with the use of Internet technology.

The main problem and at the same time a challenge to managers in organisations is the misuse of Internet facility. Managers have concluded based on visible financial and economical evidence that employees take for granted their paid responsibility and have taken on board unpaid online activities at the expense of the organisation. Green’s research (2007) revealed that Londoners spend over 40 minutes of their average working day on “social not-working: visiting social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace”. Consequently, productivity reduced and UK employers have incurred up to £130 million loses yearly as a sole result of Internet misuse. Another example of employee misconduct is the study carried out by Salary.com and America Online that revealed employees waste on average two hours surfing the Internet for their personal use. The has other sensitive implications; for example, “UK retailer Argos fired an employee who was reported as telling the world on Facebook what he thought of his employer”; this is a misconduct of the employee that could creates bad publicity for Argos (Financial Times).

These as a result, have nudged managers to rethink the management methodologies necessary to control the use of the Internet facility. There is no doubt that many businesses that have adopted the use of Internet technology face a major problem of ‘misuse’ and therefore, are in need of a lasting solution. Lawrence (2003) stated that “no matter what business model the fledgling electronic business adopts, it is possible to adopt essential disciplines of successful management techniques”, this implies that employers would have to apply practical measures and procedures including ‘common-sense’, to minimise misuse of the Internet, thus reducing cost incurred. In addition, access to the Internet must balance with legal, ethical, and organisation culture. Hogg (2000) suggested that everyone in an organisation should be informed of the act and consequences of misusing Internet technology. For this reasons managers have incorporated the use information system policy and monitoring system into the process of operation. It is also the opportunity to increased legal implications for those refusing to abide by the organisational principles and reduced legal implications for the organisation. Managers have geared on with the monitoring system.

Monitoring is a cost “containment tool” used to reduce downloads of lard files and heavy surfing which takes up bandwidth. Organisations employ the usage of certain software such as, SmartFilter designed to disrupt and slow the download of large MP3 files. Consequently, users get be frustrated and may not indulge in such act at the next opportunity. Another monitoring strategy is to install ‘Email Analyzer’ on computers. It creates a comprehensive report based on emails sent and received. This is an essential monitoring system that managers have used to control internet users.

With regards to the compulsive overuse and misuse of the Internet by employees, Martin and Freeman’s (2003) research revealed that ‘employee monitoring’ in particularly has raised further arguments which limits the role of managers in an organisation. The arguments are raised in seven areas which place the intentions of managers and their employee’s reaction in parallel. Firstly, managers’ strategy to increase productivity and control cost includes monitoring. That is, managers monitor and control time and use of Internet facility. Employees sending personal emails and surfing the Internet are under supervision because these activities are time engaging which results in low productivity and high cost. His argument illuminated the increase of psychological and physical health problems experienced by employees, such as, boredom, depression, and musculoskeletal problems; leading to higher level of stress and physical disorder. Even though his argument buttresses the fact that monitoring is seen as an invasion of employees’ privacy which may affect their motivation to work.

Secondly, the security problem which could be examined both internally and externally proposes a question; “does employee monitoring result in better organisational security?” Managers secure their system to control the risk of unwanted dissemination, retrieval and modification of private company data. Infiltration could be brought through viruses or hackers which may lead to devastating consequences position for the organisation. Even more seriously devastating position is the attack from disloyal employees or disgruntled ex-employees. One of the most effective ways of security breach is for a hacker to be an employee in an organisation (Stewart, J. M. 2007). This is an internal problem for the organisation. The external problems usually occur when employees visit forbidden sites, thereby lead to the company suffering substantial data loss as a direct result of attack from infiltration of online hackers. Martin and Freeman (2003) argued that by monitoring Internet usage and content, managers are able to detect and control security breaches.

Thirdly, “liability” argument brings into perspective that “employers find electronic monitoring particularly helpful in combating sexual harassment” and downloading of copyrighted materials onto an organisation’s equipment during working hours (Martin et al. 2003). An exemplar is the case; Humphries v VH Barnett & Co (London (South) employment tribunal) where an employee had downloaded obscene pornography which led to his dismissal. It was held that because the company did not have any policy to warrant the alleged misuse, the court would not uphold the dismissal (Clark, E). In other words, the term ‘breach’ will not be recognised if a policy for Internet usage is not set, hence, liability may be incurred. Employers are responsible for the activities of their employees in the organisation, including the ones that engage themselves with online activities. For example, if software for use in an organisation was obtained illegally, the employer is liable regardless of awareness (Hogg, C., 2000. Pp4). Successful implementation has been the tighter enforcement of the principle of least privilege, preventing users from installing software, not allowing any external removable media source, disabling all USB ports, extensive auditing, host-based IDS/IPS and Internet filtering in order to reduce foreseen and unforeseen liabilities.

‘Creativity’ was the fifth argument Martin (2003) identified, that is, creativity has always been an important business skill, but in this turbulent economy it is essential for innovation. He argued that employee’s response to an unseen observer would stifle their creativity, that is, the manager would “severely curtail” creative thinking. This could be seen as a detriment to the organisation because creativity is needed to move forward and improve. People have complex culture in regards to diversity and their performance may not be governed by rules. They can decide to ignore the rules or to make up new ones which would lead the organisation to realise that monitoring programs may hinder their creative thinking and performance. However, this argument has not considered damages or the unnecessary expenses that organisation have incurred and may further incur if managers do not monitor the operation of employee during working hours.

‘Privacy’ argument brings into perspective employee’s view that monitoring is seen as an invasion. That is, employees are concerned that managers have access to their personal information therefore limiting the level of control they have over their own information. For example; York (2000) reveals that the email administrator of Navistar International Corporation enforces the company's email policies, to limit personal use of the internet by using Cameo software. Cameo software is an email monitoring software designed to scan sent and received mail and is used against company polices. The administrator uses the software to retrieves messages that violates set policies by scanning the entire message, including addresses, subject lines, and content. However, employers legally have the right to monitor employee email, as long as they notify employees their intentions. The “State and federal courts have ruled in numerous lawsuits that employees can't always demand privacy in the workplace” (York, T., 2000). In addition, Martin (2003) argued that from the advent of information technology, that employee have been forced to rethink, thus determining who gains access to their information, that is, avoiding the use of company internet facility.

The sixth argument was paternalism; which seeks to answer “Does employee monitoring lead to paternalistic expectation?” This argument focuses on unequal distribution of monitoring system where those on higher up in the hierarchy, such as the managers are left indulgent. Martin (2003) argues from the organisation’s view that the paternalistic relationship combines both the intrusion on privacy plus lack of trust, that is, “the inherent unequal relationship between employee and employer is exacerbated when trust is doled out like candy”. He argues the top executives are immune to monitoring strategies thereby creating rules especially for those down the ladder of the organisation. In effect employees’ behaviour may degenerate to the level of a child and have effect on performance in the organisation.

The seventh argument is on social control. The question to ask is “has monitoring increased social control?” Employees believe that a monitoring system would create friction and reduce the level of socialisation within the organisation. This argument reveals the fact that monitoring could change “the culture of the broader organisation by changing both those employees monitored and those not monitored through the very threat of surveillance”. Apparently, this argument garners both issues of stifled creativity and privacy as important. Socialisation develops a cheerful environment in a work place and it should be encouraged by managers, rather they stifled through monitoring system.

However, these opposing perceptions of the employees cannot be compared with the savings of monitoring system (Alder, et al 2007). For instance, Korean company’s online search reduced by 41% when monitoring system was introduced (Alder, et al 2007). In addition, managerial strategy for resolving problems arising from the use of Internet technology can only be perceived as an unfair system towards employees if the reasons for which monitoring systems was adopted were not effectively communicated.

In summary, managers have come a long way in resolving problem arising from Internet usage. Organisations have transformed from the age were there was no Internet to the age were business need the Internet technology to function properly. The adaptability of an organisation to the Internet age which affected diversity, culture and organisational structure has affected the way mangers and employees relate especially on the use of Internet technology and problems arising as a result.

This change is referred to as called modernism which has benefits and costs. How ever, the benefits of Internet technology have been perceived in organisation as a disadvantage where hierarchical structure and process can be bypassed. This is because the Internet allows the organisation to distribute information faster and have large, thereby reducing paper work. Hence, less not attention has been diverted away from bureaucracy and as a direct result of the reliance on the Internet technology; employees have taken the liberty to indulge in many costly activities. The activities include; wasting precious time on online social network such as Facebook and MySpace, hacking into company’s computer systems, different misconducts such as misrepresentation of organisation’s image, staff harassment, visiting forbidden sites and illegal download over the Internet. These serious concerns led to serious consequences on the organisation. It affected the finances and productivity of an organisation as research showed that employees spend on average 40 minutes on non-work related activities.

However, value-based-culture is the terminology used to describe the ethical strength of the organisation. That is, it contributes significantly to the level of freedom the Internet users enjoy in an organisation focusing more on the organisational behaviour. Moreover, for a direct solution to Internet usage problems, managers have incorporated especially monitoring systems to avoid further legal implications and enforcement of organisational principles and polices. However, there are other ethical complications raised against the use of monitoring systems. These include; such as decrease in productivity, insecurity, liability, stifled creativity, privacy invasion, paternalism and social control.

Conclusively, research revealed monitoring systems however outweighs the concerns against its use. Therefore, it is arguable that over the years of Internet integration managers have successfully carried out monitoring programs in their organisation as the current solution to problems arising from the use of Internet technology.
Furthermore, the seven arguments provided juxtapose both the views of managers and employees in an organisation. While there are practical reasons for internet monitory systems the practice has affected employee morals. Also, the arguments do not provide the ultimate solution to internet usage problems in an organisation but the best solution adopted by managers so far. Further research may be carried out and take into consideration the reaction of employees and also equate standards in an organisation.









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