Month: December 2013

Whether it’s a single ream of paper, or stealing identities, theft at the workplace is an increasingly worrisome situation for business owners. http://bestaccountingdegrees.net has created an infographic entitled “Employee Theft: An Inside Job” detailing just how prevalent employee theft is, along with outlining a few of the biggest employee thefts in history.

Employee theft has an estimated $40 billion impact on U.S. Businesses per year, and a starting $2.9 trillion on a global level. With 75% of these thefts going unnoticed, it’s no surprise that businesses are 15 times as likely to be victims of theft from an employee rather than an outside source. And in most cases, 10% of the employee population are guilty of 95% of the total losses from thefts. The most susceptible industries? Banking, financial services, government, healthcare, and manufacturing services.

Many of us have heard the adages and sayings about birth order, and how it impacts the characters of the children in the family.  But research is starting to show that the long-held beliefs may be startlingly true. http://www.bestpsychologydegrees.com/  has created an infographic entitled “The Birth Order Effect” exploring how birth order may influence children’s personality, life choices, and careers.

The United States has an average of 1.86 children per family.  The highest birth rate being in Utah-at 2.21, and West Virginia having the lowest at 1.71. Each child in a family exhibits some very individual traits, however, many first born children, middle children, and youngest children will each exhibit some birth-order traits.

Statistical data shows that Africa contains some of the poorest countries in the world. However, many countries are beginning to show signs of hope. http://www.internationalbusinessguide.org has created an infographic entitled “Business is Booming in Africa” detailing how this country is improving its status in the worldwide economic climate.

Driving down the road, you’ll notice many hybrid or fuel efficient vehicles.  But even with the move toward more environmentally friendly transportation, the United States still consumes the most oil of any country, followed by China. http://www.financedegreecenter.com has created an infographic entitled “  Gassed ”, highlighting facts and statistics surrounding the oil industry.