A recent survey conducted by the University of Cincinnati revealed that over 60% of small businesses have experienced employee theft at one time or another, and are more vulnerable to this kind of theft than larger sized organizations. The Business News Daily reports that the majority of these
crimes are never are reported to the police, with stolen property ranging from tools and equipment to products sold by the company, and sometimes even cash. How can a small business protect themselves from employee theft? Business owners should identify opportunities for theft within their organization, and put systems of accountability and protection in place to limit these opportunities.

While Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies have grown more and more popular, so have the number of risks and problems potentially facing employers with BYOD policies in place. Fox News recently reported that many security specialists and experts are anti-BYOD, saying that letting employees use their own smartphones, tablets, and laptops to access company data could lead to security breaches and data leaks. 

A recent study by Harvard University professors concluded that selfish or greedy behavior leads to mirrored behavior in others. Fast Company reports that when the impacts of this negative behavior is translated to the workplace, the lasting results can be detrimental to the organization. Fast Company warns that when an employee is "shamed" or treated poorly by a superior or another member of the team, the employee is likely to mimic that behavior, and in an effort to deal with their negative emotions, will pass these negative sentiments along to the next person. The resulting culture of "selfishness" and "greed" results in not only just poor working relationships, but also shuts down the flow of ideas within teams.