Assignment:
Justification/Recommendation Report: Developing a Company E-Mail and Web-Use Policy
As a manager in a midsized financial services firm, you are aware that members of your department frequently use e-mail and the Internet for private messages, shopping, games, and other personal activities. In addition to the strain on your company’s computer network, you worry about declining productivity, security problems, and liability issues. when you walked by one worker’s computer and saw what looked like pornography on the screen, you knew you had to do something. although workplace privacy is a controversial issue for unions and employee-rights groups, employers have legitimate reasons for wanting to know what is happening on their computers. a high percentage of lawsuits involve the use and abuse of e-mail. You think that the executive council should establish some kind of e-mail and web-use policy. The council is generally receptive to sound suggestions, especially if they are inexpensive. You decide to talk with other managers about the problem and write a justification/recommendation report.
In teams of two to five, discuss the need for an e-mail and web-use policy. Using the web, find sample policies used by other firms. look for examples of companies struggling with lawsuits over e-mail abuse. Find information about employers’ rights to monitor employees’ e-mail and web use. Use this research to determine what your company’s e-mail and web-use policy should cover. each member of the team should present and support his or her ideas regarding what should be included in the policy and how to best present your ideas to the executive council.
- Write a convincing justification/recommendation report in memo or letter format to the executive council based on the conclusions you draw from your research and discussion. decide whether you should be direct or indirect.
Your answer must be, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format and also include references.