L01 Flashcards
Define protocol
A rule or procedure that must be followed
Define authority protocol
procedure employees make in a business when communicating with shareholders, making payments or making decisions.
4 reasons why authority protocols take place
1)Allows senior figures to delegate tasks
2)Lowers risk of fraud
3)Allows procedure to be double checked
4) communicating with stakeholders
Define confidentiality protocols
Procedures put in place by an organisation to maintain confidentiality
What does ‘NDA’ stand for?
Non-disclosure agreement
What is a non-disclosure agreement?
A contract -> employees agrees to not share confidentality business information which is shared with them.
Give 4 factors on how organisational procedures can maintain confidentiality
1) BCC
2)office documentation limited access
3)IT security
4)’need to know’ basis
Give 2 ways confidental information is stored manually?
1) Lockable filling cabinet
2)Fire-proof filing cabinet
Give 2 ways confidental information is stored electronically?
1)Hard drives
2)cloud storage systems
Give 2 benefits to maintaining confidentiality
1) Prevents law suites
2)Maintains trust and reputation
Give 2 drawbacks to maintaining confidentality
1)cost
2)affects image - stakeholders prefer transparent business practices
Why is it important to the individual for a business to maintain confidentiality?
1) Prevent identify theft
2)To protect reputation
Why is it important to the organisation to maintain confidentiality?
1) To maintain a competitive advantage
2)To protect new project ideas
What are the implications of breaching confidentiality?
1) Loss of customers
2)Increase risk of fraud
3)loss of trust
What are 2 reasons why cpnfidentiality may need to be breached?
1)Duty of care
2)Evidence of danger or emergency
What are voluntary constraints?
Voluntary constraints are constraints that organisations chose to put in place
Organisational voluntary constraints
Rules or guidelines specific to the organisation
e.g a specific font
Ethical voluntary constraints
An organisations duty to be moral and fair
Codes of practice - voluntary constraints
written rules stating what should and not be put within business documents
What are legal legislations
Constraints on documents in accordance to the leglisations
Copyright legislations
Business must gain permission to use third party material
Data protection
The data protect action requires all personal information to be held securely and not shared without permission
equal opportunities
no discrimination within advertisments
What are the checking protocols?
Procedures put in place to make sure documents are accurate and have correct information