Cell Phones in the Work Place
Team D
University of Phoenix

Cell phones can be a big problem, especially in the workplace. Not only are most cell phones able to immediately access, store, and transfer data, but they are most always equipped with a camera as well. This can cause a breach of confidential business or client information if something is not done about this in the beginning. It is important for us to understand what the risks we may assume if we allow cell phones to be used and what potential problems could arise, and make the right decision whether to allow or ban cell phone use within the company walls. Our research can be gathered together with many questions. Why would a team member need to use their cell phone? This could be to contact family or friends, but really we need them to focus on their work. What would happen if a team member texted vital information to an outside source? This could land us in a lot of legal trouble. What if pictures were taken and leaked to our competitors? This certainly would not be good, because they would know our tactics and our new ideas we are bringing to the trade. We need to dig a bit deeper. How many of our employees have cell phones, and access them on a regular basis at work? While employees should not be using the devices, they do have personal lives that need to be considered. As long as cell phone use is responsible, we may be able to keep it. Is the use of cell phones impacting our way of business, such as meeting or exceeding goals? Certainly if our numbers are declining due to the use of cell phones, we would want to get rid of that problem as soon as